Write a word - Egypt
Ancient Egyptians called their country kmt (Kemet), which literally means "black land".
kmt
km (tail of a crocodile), biliteral, code I6
-m (owl), phonetic complement, G17
-t (loaf), X1
is a determinative for town/city/nation (niwt), O49
more info:
Tour Egypt article: The Origin of the Name, Egypt
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/kmt.htm
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