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Ruler of the kingdom of Kush. Egyptian forces invaded Kush because Pharaoh Psamtik II saw Aspelta as a threat to his authority over Upper Egypt. The capital, Napata, was sacked so Aspelta moved the Nubian capital to Meroë. Atakhebasken: Queen: 25th dynasty (fl. c. late 8th century BC) Also known as Akhetbasaken. She was the queen consort to ...
The total number of distinct Egyptian hieroglyphs increased over time from several hundred in the Middle Kingdom to several thousand during the Ptolemaic Kingdom. In 1928/1929 Alan Gardiner published an overview of hieroglyphs, Gardiner's sign list, the basic modern standard. It describes 763 signs in 26 categories (A–Z, roughly).
The nomes (Ancient Egyptian: spꜣt sepat, Coptic: ⲡⲑⲱϣ) are listed in separate tables for "Isti" - "the two Egypts" (Upper and Lower Egypt). Note: older or other variants of the name in square brackets '[ ]'; names vary from different time or era, or even titles, most epithets, honorific titles with a slash '/';
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian given names" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahhotep;
This gender-neutral name is of Egyptian origin and means “enduring and beautiful.” 54. Cairo. This beautiful name is the capital of Egypt and means “the strong” or “the victorious.” 55 ...
Hieratic (/ h aɪ ə ˈ r æ t ɪ k /; Ancient Greek: ἱερατικά, romanized: hieratiká, lit. 'priestly') is the name given to a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the third millennium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid-first millennium BCE.
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040–1802 BC) is the period from the end of the First Intermediate Period to the beginning of the Second Intermediate Period. In addition to the Twelfth Dynasty , some scholars include the Eleventh , Thirteenth and Fourteenth Dynasties in the Middle Kingdom.
Pages in category "Egyptian given names" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. M. Menna (disambiguation)