It was named after the Scimitar oryx ( a type of antelope ) , and was roughly located in the territories surrounding the modern city of Minya in Middle Egypt .
More precisely , it was the 16th nome of Upper Egypt .
nome was named after the Scimitar oryx ( a type of antelope ) , and was roughly located in the territories surrounding the modern city of Minya in Middle Egypt .
More precisely , it was the 16th nome of Upper Egypt .