Mothites Nomos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Wagner Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: G. Wagner Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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History
The Mothite Nome, with its capital at Mothis (Mut), was separated from the Hibite Nome sometime around 300 CE. It comprised the area of the Dakhla Oasis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/776203
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- Mothites Nomos (30 BC - AD 640)
- Mothites Nomos succeeds Hibites Nomos (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Kellis part of (administrative) Mothites Nomos (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Mothis capital of Mothites Nomos (AD 300 - AD 640)
nome (greek/roman)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 79 inset Mothites Nomos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Dakhleh
G. Wagner, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Perry Scalfano, and Tom Elliott, 'Mothites Nomos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/776203> [accessed: 14 February 2026]
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