Hatshepsut — Pharaoh Infobox Name=Hatshepsut Caption=Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Reign=1479 ndash;1458 BC Dynasty=18th Dynasty Predecessor=Thutmose II Successor=Thutmose III Prenomen= Maatkare Truth Ma at is the Ka of Re… … Wikipedia
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
Egypt, ancient — Introduction civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… … Universalium
Ancient Egypt — was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt. The civilization began around 3150 BC [Only after 664 BC are dates secure. See Egyptian… … Wikipedia
Land of Punt — The Land of Punt, also called Pwenet [Ian Shaw Paul Nicholson, The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, London. 1995, p.231.] by the ancient Egyptians, at times synonymous with Ta netjer , the land of the god , [harvnb|Breasted|1906 … Wikipedia
Ages in Chaos — is a book by the controversial writer Immanuel Velikovsky, first published by Doubleday in 1952, which put forward a major revision of the history of the Ancient Near East. A second volume was due for publication shortly after this but was… … Wikipedia
Sed festival — The sed festival (also known as Heb Sed or Feast of the Tail) was an ancient Egyptian ceremony which was held to celebrate the continued rule of a pharaoh. The name derives from the name of an Egyptian wolf god, one of whose names was Wepwawet or … Wikipedia
Karnak — /kahr nak/, n. a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: the northern part of the ruins of ancient Thebes. * * * Village in Upper Egypt, which has given its name to the northern half of the ruins of Thebes (с 3200 BC) on the Nile s eastern bank. Among… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… … Universalium
