Nomarchs were the semi-feudal rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces. Serving as provincial governors, they each held authority over one of the 42 nomes (Egyptian: sepat) into which the country was divided. Both nome and nomarch are terms derived from the Greek nomos, meaning a province or district.^[1] The nomarchs exercised considerable power. The division of the kingdom into nomes can be documented as far back as the Old Kingdom (in the 3rd millennium BCE) and continued even up until the Roman period.

Nomarchis is the modern Greek title for prefect, who rules the nomos (prefecture; nomarchia, his governance).^[2]

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1. ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books: 1992, pp.142 & 400
2. ^ The European Union and the regions By James Barry Jones, Michael Keating Page 253 ISBN 0-19-827999-X, 1995

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• The Nomes (Provinces) of Ancient Egypt

Kiriko Takemura (竹村 キリコ, Takemura Kiriko^?, born January 29, 1993), better known as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ, Kyarī Pamyu Pamyu^?), is a model, blogger, and recording artist from the Harajuku district of Tokyo.^[2] Her official stage name is Caroline Charonplop Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃろらいんちゃろんぷろっぷきゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ, Kyarorain Charonpuroppu Kyarī Pamyu Pamyu^?).^[3] Kyary's debut album, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution, was released in May of 2012, topping charts internationally.

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Kyary started as a fashion blogger, and then began her professional career as a model for Harajuku fashion magazines such as Kera! and Zipper.^[4] After achieving a measure of fame, she began to establish herself as a businesswoman by launching a line of fake eyelashes called "Harajuku Doll Eyelashes by Eyemazing x Kyary"^[5] and appearing at fashion shows.^[6]

In April 2011, she frontlined the charity event "One Snap for Love" with Japanese fashion editor and photographer Yasumasa Yonehara and Japanese brand 6%DokiDoki for victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[7]

In July 2011, she began a musical career by releasing her first single, "PonPonPon". The music video, a psychedelic tribute to kawaisa and Decora culture, was released to YouTube and became a viral hit.^[8][9] The single was produced by Yasutaka Nakata and is the first release from Kyary's debut mini-album, Moshi Moshi Harajuku, which was released August 17, 2011.^[10] "PonPonPon" was released on July 20, 2011. On July 31, 2011, the song entered Billboard Japan's Hot 100 chart at 72.^[11]

On August 3, 2011, her second single "Jelly" was internationally released via iTunes.^[12] A week after the release of her debut mini-album, Kyary released an autobiography about her rise to fame titled, Oh! My God!! Harajuku Girl.^[13][14]

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's third single and music video, "Tsukema Tsukeru", was digitally released internationally on December 7, 2011 via iTunes. Kyary visited Culver City, California on December 9 to perform in a fashion show and play two of her songs. It was the singer's first time performing overseas and her first time performing "Tsukema Tsukeru".^[15] Her first physical single titled "Tsukema Tsukeru" was released on January 11, 2012, which included a special edition photobook.

Kyary released her second physical single "Candy Candy" on April 4, 2012. Along with the announcement of her second single, it was revealed that she will be holding her first nationwide tour in June, as well as launching an official fan club in spring.^[16] The tour will kick off on June 2 at the Namba Hatch in Osaka. It will continue in Hiroshima, Nagoya, Sendai, Sapporo, Fukuoka and then finish in Tokyo on June 29.

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Official blog
• Kyary's Warner Music Japan site
• Kyary's Official Nico Nico Douga
• Kyary's Official Twitter
• Kyary @ HearJapan