Egypt

TM Geo 49

Egypt -The region ca. 250 BC - provincia: AegyptusThe provincia ca. 200 AD - cf. also Lower Egypt (TM Geo 2712), Middle Egypt (TM Geo 2800), Upper Egypt (TM Geo 2766), Herkoulia (TM Geo 4358), Merkouriane (TM Geo 5728), Aegyptus (TM Geo 8881), Kato Chora (TM Geo 4819), Brook of Egypt (TM Geo 2689), Egyptian Sea (TM Geo 11117), L01 P-mesha-n-n-Winen-Kemi (TM Geo 13554), U04b Nesout-tawi (Karnak) (TM Geo 13525)

Gods in this toponym: Hephaistos (TM God 115)

Links: DASI, GeoNames, Pleiades, Pleiades [2], Syriaca, Syriaca [2], Syriaca [3], Talbert Peutinger, ToposText, Wikipedia

83 ancient authors with this ethnic

Status: region; modern country

Greek name(s): Αἴγυπτος - Ἀερία - Ἀετία - Ἀρανκηλίς - Μύσρα - Ποταμῖτις - Ὠγυγία - Ἑρμοχύμιος - Ἡφαιστία - Χημία
Latin name(s): Aegyptus
Egyptian name(s): Kmy (Qmy - Km.t) - Tȝ.wy - Bȝqy (Bȝq.t - Bqy - Bky) - Tȝ-mry (Tȝ-mr.t) - Bỉȝ.wy
Coptic name(s): ⲕⲏⲙⲉ - ⲕⲩⲙⲓ
Ethnic(s): Aigyptios (Aigyptia) - Aigyptis? - Aegyptius - Aegyptiacus - Aegyptillus - Aerios - Aerites - Aerieus - Aetieus - Kmy
Variants: Egypt - Aigyptos (Aegyptus) - Aeria - Aetia - Arankelis - Araukilis - Araurakelis - Mysra (Misr) - Potamitis - Ogygia - Hermochymios - Hephaistia - Chemia - Kemi - Tawi ('(The) two lands') - Baki (Beki - Baket) ('(The) bright one') - T-meri (Beloved land) - Biawi ('(The) two plants')

Repertoria: Dizionario I 1, p. 24 (ter); p. 35; I 2, p. 187
Biblio: Wb 1, 1926, p. 425; Wb 5, 1931, p. 126-127; Erichsen, Lesestücke II.2, 1940, p. 198; Erichsen, Glossar, 1954, p. 123; p. 235; p. 247; p. 381; p. 434; p. 499; p. 538; p. 563; p. 564; p. 599; CDD K, 2001, p. 23-26; CDD R, 2001, p. 21; CDD B, 2002, p. 89; p. 92; PP X, 2002, p. 363-364; CDD T, 2012, p. 47; p. 51; p. 52-53
Map: Baines / Málek, Atlas, 2002(2), p. 224 (); Baines / Málek, Atlas, 2002(2), p. 67 (Egypt); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 1 J4-J5 (Aegyptus); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 100 M6-N6 (Aegyptus); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 70 A5-B4 (Aegyptus); JEA 11 (1925), p. 138 pl. 11 (Aegyptus); Ortelius, Aegyptus antiqua, 1595 (Aegyptus); Pococke, A description of the East, 1743, I, p. 1 (Aegyptus); Rifaud, Carte du cours du Nil, 1830 (Egypte)
Note: see also the verb 'αἰγυπτιάζειν' ('act as an Egyptian', sc. being a villain); new reading in Kockelmann, Praising the Goddess 2 (= O. Hor 10), 10 (no toponym); new reading in P. Tebt. 2 328, 1 (no toponym; cf. BL 1, p. 427)