The separate regions of Egypt were grouped into provinces in which they called sepat. These provinces were labeled in the Early Dynastic Period(2920-2575 BCE) and each one had its own individual deity, totem’s, and lists of venerated ancestors. Rulers of these areas were called “the great overlord” or nomarch. A nomarch was a ruler who took the position of a provincial governor who who held authority over one of the 42 provinces of the Ancient Egypt world. The amount of provinces that were distributed throughout the land consisted of 22 in upper Egypt, and 20 in lower Egypt. Nomarchs generally took on the role of “Being First Under the King” as well as the royal officials. Officials took control over the region’s courts, treasury, land offices, archives, militia, and storehouses. According to http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49, “Government central offices included foreign affairs, military affairs, treasury and tax offices, departments of public works, granaries, armories, mortuary cults of deceased pharaohs, and regulators of temple priesthood”(http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49).
United At around 3100 B.C. a warrior king name Menes reunited Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time. Usually, the Pharaoh was portrayed wearing a "double crown" to symbolize Egypt's unity. |