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Egyptology Glossary
Egyptology Glossary
Ancient Egypt and Egyptology has a bewildering array of confusing names and terminology, this Egyptology Glossary will hopefully go some way to describe many of the most common words and phrases.
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Tours and Travel
Tours and Travel: A list of useful websites that offer tours and travel to Egypt, covering travel agents specialising in Egyptology Tours as well as general visitors to Egypt and the Red Sea area.
Tours and Travel: A list of useful websites that offer tours and travel to Egypt, covering travel agents specialising in Egyptology Tours as well as general visitors to Egypt and the Red Sea area.
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Egyptology Trivia
Papyrus
Symbol of Lower Egypt
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The Papyrus plant was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Lower Egypt was known as Ta-Mehu which means land of papyrus. The papyrus became the symbol of fertility and life itself. When intertwined with the plant emblem of Upper Egypt, the two symbolize the unification of the two lands.