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Topic: Old Egyptian

	Egyptian languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Old Egyptian was spoken for some 500 years from 2600 BC onwards.
		Middle Egyptian was spoken from about 2000 BC for a further 700 years when Late Egyptian made its appearance; Middle Egyptian did, however, survive until the first few centuries AD as a written language, similar to the use of Latin during the Middle Ages.
		Old, Middle, and Late Egyptian were all written using hieroglyphs and hieratic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egyptian_languages (357 words)

	Egyptian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Old Egyptian was replaced in 2185 B.C. by Middle Egyptian.
		Middle Egyptian lasted 435 years until it was replaced in 1550 B.C. by Late Egyptian.
		It was gradually replaced as a spoken language by Arabic from the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640 AD on and is now only used as a liturgical language (such as Latin in Europe was during the Middle-Ages).
	www.flw.com /languages/egyptian.htm (177 words)

	Egyptian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egyptian is part of the Afro-Asiatic group of languages and is related to Berber and Semitic (languages such as Arabic and Hebrew).
		Phonologically, Egyptian contrasted bilabial, labiodental, alveolar, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal and glottal consonants, in a distribution rather similar to that of Arabic.
		Egyptian's basic word order is Verb Subject Object; where we would write "the man opens the door", Egyptians would say "opens the man the door".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egyptian_language (1932 words)

	Egypt - Afterlife - Coffins - Mummy Masks - Crystalinks
		The Egyptians believed that death was simply a temporary interruption, rather than complete cessation, of life, and that eternal life could be ensured by means like piety to the gods, preservation of the physical form through Mummification, and the provision of statuary and other funerary equipment.
		The Egyptians believed that the next life had to be provided for in every detail and, as a result, tombs were decorated with depictions of the deceased at his funerary meal, activities of the estate and countryside, and the abundant offerings necessary to sustain the spirit.
		This vision is vividly depicted in the sculptures, reliefs, and wall paintings of Egyptian tombs, with the deceased portrayed in the way he or she wished to remain forever accompanied by images of family and servants.
	www.crystalinks.com /egyptafterlife.html (2321 words)

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		The Egyptian language is a member of the Afroasiatic family of languages, a family found in the Middle East and in North Africa.
		Old Egyptian is the name given to the language of the period from the first dynasty through the eighth dynasty, approximately 3100 BCE to 2140 BCE The most important texts documenting Old Egyptian are the Pyramid Texts.
		Middle Egyptian is the name given to the language documented by the texts of the ninth through the eighteenth dynasties, 2140 BCE to 1360 BCE There are numerous inscriptions and texts of many kinds which are representative of this form of the language.
	www.sonoma.edu /users/p/poe/Excursus/Egyptian/egy_writ.htm (2480 words)

	Egypt: General Ancient Egyptian Religion
		The ancient Egyptians believed that there was a time when nothing had existed, when "the sky had not yet coming into being, the earth had not yet come into being, the gods had not yet been born, and death had not yet come into being," as Pyramid Text 1466 had stated.
		For the Egyptians, creation was essentially an act of generation, and the generative principle was represented by the yearly flooding of the Nile River, and its waters seemed like the primeval waters, as they left in their wake mounds of fertile fl soil.
		However, to the Egyptians, the individual was somewhat more complex, consisting of flesh (the body), the ka (life force), the ba (soul), the name and the shadow (shut, swt), all of which were necessary to form a functional human being.
	touregypt.net /magazine/generalancientegyptianreligion.htm (2800 words)

	IBSS - The Bible - Old Testament: Egyptian
		Egyptian wisdom literature is also similar to the book of Proverbs and the Song of Solomon.
		With the discovery of the Rosetta Stone by a soldier of Napoleon's army, Champollion was able to decipher the ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics in 1822 (Millard 1985, 26-7).
		Finally, the early Egyptian Christians used Coptic which is Egyptian written with the Greek alphabet.
	www.bibleandscience.com /bible/sources/egyptian.htm (207 words)

	ANCIENT EGYPT : The Egyptian language
		Egyptian phonography (a word is represented by a series of sound-glyphs of the spoken sounds) was derived through phonetic borrowing.
		Old forms (although syntactically problematic) were retained because of the divine nature of words and the idealization of the Old Kingdom.
		Ancient Egyptian literature is a treasure-house of this ante-rational cognitive activity, and its "logic" is entirely contextual, pictoral, artistic and practical.
	maat.sofiatopia.org /language.htm (5638 words)

	Egyptian art on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		With the beginning of the Old Kingdom, centered at Memphis (2680-2258 BC), there was a rapid development of the stylistic conventions that characterized Egyptian art throughout its history.
		Outstanding Old Kingdom examples of sculpture in the round are the Great Chephren, in diorite, the Prince Ra-hetep and Princess Neferet, in painted limestone, the Sheik-el-Beled (mayor of the village), in painted wood (all: Cairo), and the Seated Scribe, in painted limestone (Louvre).
		The period of decline (1085-730 BC) is characterized by mechanical repetition of earlier forms in the major arts and by the introduction of satirical and often cynical drawings in the papyri.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Egyptn-art_TheOldKingdom.asp (1402 words)

	Egyptian language. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A.D. The ancient Egyptian language first used a hieroglyphic form of writing that underwent several stages of development in the course of the centuries.
		From hieroglyphics evolved an Egyptian cursive handwriting known as hieratic; and from hieratic, a simplified script called demotic, in which was recorded the form of the Egyptian language also called demotic.
		If Coptic, which is written in a modified version of the Greek alphabet, is considered a continuation of the Egyptian language, a written record of the latter may be said to cover an unbroken span of at least 40 centuries, the longest such record known for a language.
	www.bartleby.com /65/eg/Egyptn-lan.html (341 words)

	Affinities and Characteristics of Egyptian
		In general structure the similarity is very great; Egyptian shares the principal peculiarity of Semitic in that its word-stems consist of combinations of consonants, as a rule three in number, which are theoretically at least unchangeable.
		In various respects the relationship of Late Egyptian to Middle Egyptian is closely parallel to the relationship of French and the other Romance languages to their common parent Latin: in the already mentioned substitution of analytic for synthetic verb-forms, cf.
		The clarity of Egyptian is much aided by a strict word-order, probably due in part to the absence of case-endings in the nouns.
	www.world-destiny.org /or/gardcom.htm (839 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Sexuality
		In the Egyptian community, men had to prove their masculinity by fathering children, while the women had to be able to bear these sons and daughters.
		The Egyptian sacred 'prostitute' (who was probably a highly regarded as a member of Egyptian society because of her association with different gods or goddesses (such as Bes and Hathor), rather than the street walker that the modern mind imagines) advertised herself through her clothing and make up.
		Egyptian men had false penises attached to their mummies while Egyptian women had artificial nipples attached.
	www.thekeep.org /~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/sexuality.html (2593 words)

	BBC - History - The Fall of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
		The scale of the failure of the floods is shown by the fact that the Faiyum, a lake of some 65 metres deep, dried up.
		This data indicates that an abrupt, short-lived event of cold climate led to less rainfall and a reduction of water flow in a vast area extending from Tibet to Italy.
		The Nile, today and during the prosperous times of the Old Kingdom, is regarded unquestionably as the source of life in Egypt.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/egyptians/apocalypse_egypt_04.shtml (363 words)

	Archaeologists Find 4,000 Year Old Egyptian Tomb
		The Guardian - UK Polish and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a necropolis containing the 4,000-year-old stone tomb of a royal official, Egypt's supreme council of antiquities announced yesterday.
		The culture minister, Farouk Hosni, said that the necropolis, near the pyramids of Saqqara, 15 miles south of Cairo, held the tomb of a man called Ny-Ankh-Nefetem, identified in hieroglyphic writing as the god's servant of the pyramids of the kings Unas and Teti, who ruled successively from 2375BC to 2291BC.
		An official said the tomb was found below a cluster of mummy remains, coffins and skeletons dating from the late ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic and Greco-Roman periods.
	www.rense.com /general47/egy.htm (161 words)

	Encyclopedia: Egyptian hieroglyph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Hieroglyphs are a system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians, using a combination of logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic elements.
		Use of hieroglyphs, especially fluent use, appears to have been a way to distinguish 'true Egyptians' from the foreign conquerors (and their local lackeys), as a kind of test of commitment, etc. This aspect may account for misleading quality of many surviving comments from Greek, Roman, and early Christian writers about hieroglyphs.
		Hieroglyphs continued to be used under Persian rule (intermittent in the 6th and 5th centuries BC), after Alexander's conquest of Egypt, and during the ensuing Macedonian and Roman periods.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Egyptian-hieroglyph (571 words)

	Ancient Egypt
		Handsome Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model in the form of the Head of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 B.C. Wearing the nemes headdress with frontal uraeus, the facial features well carved with extended cosmetic lines around the eyes, the grid lines remaining on the back.
		Egyptian Limestone Fine Trial Piece with a Vulture, Ptolemaic Period, circa 332 to 30 B.C. Showing a vulture carved in relief, the wing with detailed incised feathers and talon at the bottom, a section of a large leg and talon visible on the reverse.
		Egyptian Double Sided Limestone Trial Piece, Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C. Showing a ram carved in relief facing right, with incised lines for the fleece and a curled horn, the reverse shows an unfinished owl and quail in relief.
	www.howardnowes.com /Eg.html (1929 words)

	Egyptian language -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In contrast to earlier stages of Egyptian, which were written in monumental hieroglyphs, hieratic script, or demotic script, Coptic was written in the Greek alphabet, supplemented by seven letters borrowed from demotic writing.
		The Berber languages are spoken in scattered areas throughout northern Africa from Egypt westward to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Niger River northward to the Mediterranean Sea.
		Those who resisted despite persecution were called Copts, from an Arabic word meaning “Egyptian.” Arabic replaced the Egyptian language, which was restricted to use in the Coptic church.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9109800 (798 words)

	Cez's Egyptian Pages
		enjoyment of their visit by learing a few of these simple signs.Many Egyptian art works are embellished with texts that are simple in structure and vocabulary, and the use of a relatively small number of key signs cab be used to unlock some of the secrets of the writings.
		The New Egyptian language is also known as the "Demotic" language since it is the colloquial Egyptian spoken by the people.
		The Rosetta Stone is a slab of compact fl basalt (114x72x28 cm) that was found in July of 1799 in the small Egyptian village Rosette (Raschid), which is located in the western delta of the Nile.
	www.cezwright.com /books/egyptian.htm (2414 words)

	Incredible 5,000 year old Egyptian text discovered.
		What makes them remarkable is that almost all of the texts from the Egyptian mystery schools were destroyed towards the end of the fourth century when the Emperor Theodosius ordered the destruction of pagan temples and writings.
		Hypatia, the last great female alchemical philosopher, was able to save a small portion of the library and for a while the tradition was kept alive but her murder in 415 CE effectively ended esoteric learning in Egypt.
		To discover a fully intact document that deals with the Egyptian concept of the Alchemy of the Soul itself will further our understanding of Egyptian Esoteric Wisdom ten fold and ensure that the Egyptian mystery tradition, which provides the foundation of almost all Magickal and esoteric knowledge, is finally realised.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /detailed/International/Incredible_5_000_year_old_Egyptian_text_discovered._31048.html (510 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - 3600-year-old Egyptian statue found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The forehead bears an emblem of a cobra, which ancient Egyptians used as a symbol on the crown of the pharaohs.
		It is blocked by the remnants of an ancient structure, possibly a gate.
		"It's up to the Higher Council of Egyptian Antiquities to decide on the fate of the statue of Neferhotep I and whether it will be brought to light or left buried where it was found," Larche added.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/432DEC5F-FDDC-47E8-BD7A-0814BD16FE98.htm (518 words)

	Old Kingdom Egyptian Art - History for Kids!
		You might think that Egyptian art would start out not very good, and then little by little people would learn more about carving and painting and their art would get better and better.
		The Old Kingdom of Egypt lasted about 500 years, from 2686 to 2160 BC.
		Old Kingdom statues are generally very serious-looking, almost sad, and have great big deep eyes.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/egypt/art/oldart.htm (410 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Middle East and Northern Africa : Egypt
		Egyptian President Husni Mubarak should prevent the threatened deportation of hundreds of Sudanese demonstrators arrested following the December 30 police attack on their encampment in Cairo, Human Rights Watch said today.
		A 14-year-old Egyptian boy faces execution in Saudi Arabia after a flawed trial in which he was convicted for the murder of another child, Human Rights Watch said today.
		Egyptian police arrested protestors during clashes at a rally in Cairo July 30, 2005.
	www.hrw.org /mideast/egypt.php (1268 words)

	Egypt: Gods of Ancient Egypt Main Menu
		He was never fully accepted by the Egyptians in the Ptolemaic period.
		He did this by masturbation, not having a mate.
		This was not offensive to ancient Egyptians, but in fact intensified his power in their minds.
	www.touregypt.net /gods1.htm (3282 words)

	CNN.com - Twins joined at head are separated - Oct. 13, 2003
		Egyptian boys in induced comas at Texas hospital
		Surgeons who separated conjoined Egyptian twins say the boys are doing well.
		To separate the Egyptian twins, doctors spent more than a year preparing.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/10/12/egyptian.twins (737 words)

	Miss Mabrouk of Egypt: KSA to Execute 14 Year Old Egyptian Boy
		A 14-year-old Egyptian boy faces execution in Saudi Arabia after a flawed trial in which he was convicted for the murder of another child, Human Rights Watch says.
		Ahmad al-D. was sentenced to death in July for the murder of three-year old Wala Adil Abd al-Badi in the city of Dammam in April 2004.
		The letter also urged Egyptian consular officials to visit Ahmad regularly during his detention to monitor his well-being and ensure that his rights are protected.
	missmabrouk.blogspot.com /2005/10/ksa-to-execute-14-year-old-egyptian.html (1485 words)

	Egypt gift shop, Egyptian gifts and souvenirs to buy online for your friends
		Online shop for Egyptian gifts and souvenirs where you can buy all sorts of Egyptian merchandise like papyrus paintings, Egyptian statues, Hieroglyphic silver cartouches and other Egyptian silver jewelry, Egyptian cotton T shirts, genuine leather wallets and other great gifts from the land of Pharaohs.
		This is not just an Egyptian bazaar where you buy souvenirs, this is an online store where you can buy gifts and have them delivered direct from Egypt to any country in the world.
		Several Egyptian collections are displayed on the site, if you like to buy an Egyptian gift, just click here to go to our gallery of Egyptian craftworks.
	www.egyptgiftshop.com (562 words)

	Weni introduction
		They only presented the good sides of people, so we have to realize that they are biased history, but they are the source of much of our knowledge of life along the Nile in ancient times.
		However, for the purposes of keeping our words straight, just like I use {z} and {s} separately for Middle Egyptian, when it is not necessary, I also maintain the difference between {X} and {S} in Old Egyptian, as do other scholars, just for the sake of clarity, since everyone learns Middle Egyptian before Old Egyptian.
		Because Old Egyptian never wrote vowels, the ending =i, as we have come to represent it, was not expressed in writing.
	www.rostau.org.uk /weni.ael/wni_int.htm (945 words)

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