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What does 'des' mean in ancient Egyptian?
Looking at the pefsu problems of ancient Egyptian mathematical papyri, I am wondering what does the word des mean? It is usually used together with the word jug to form des-jug, but sometimes the ...
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Is the diagram of the Egyptian trinity a copy of a pictogram on an obelisk?
Is this diagram of the Egyptian trinity a copy of a pictogram on an obelisk?
It would be nice to know this and get some pictures of it and know more about the history of this particular obelisk.
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What is the Thalassic Age?
What is the Thalassic Age? What exactly happened during that time? This came from reading that Greeks during Hellenistic period conquered some areas in Phoenicia, Mesopotamia and Egypt and developed a ...
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