17 July 2006

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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