PHILAE

Meaning of PHILAE in English

Pronunciation: ' f ī -( ˌ )l ē

Function: geographical name

former island S Egypt in the Nile above Aswân; now submerged

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PHILAE — geographical name former island S Egypt in the Nile above Aswân; now submerged
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PHILAE — Former island of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was sacred to Isis and contained many temples, the earliest …
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PHILAE — /fuy"lee/ , n. an island in the Nile, in Upper Egypt: the site of ancient temples; now submerged by the …
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PHILAE — geographical name former island S Egypt in the Nile above Aswân; now submerged
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PHILAE — Arabic Jazirat Filah ("Philae Island"), or Jazirat al-Birba ("Temple Island"), island in the Nile River between the old Aswan Dam …
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PHILAE — Former island of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was sacred to Isis and contained many temples, the earliest …
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STRABO — born 64/63 BC, Amaseia, Pontus died AD 23, ? Greek geographer and historian whose Geography is the only extant work …
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NECTANEBO I — flourished 4th century BC first king (reigned 380362 BC) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt; he successfully opposed an attempt …
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IMHOTEP — flourished 27th century BC, , Memphis, Egypt Greek Imouthes vizier, sage, architect, astrologer, and chief minister to Djoser (reigned 26302611 …
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EGYPTOLOGY — the study of pharaonic Egypt, spanning the period c. 4500 BC to AD 641. Egyptology began when the scholars accompanying …
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BELZONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA — born Nov. 5, 1778, Padua, Republic of Venice died Dec. 3, 1823, Gwato, Benin excavator of Egyptian archaeological sites. Originally …
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ASWAN — also spelled Assuan, or Assouan, muhafazah (governorate), Upper Egypt, embracing the Nile floodplain and immediately adjacent territories. Its area is …
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ABU SIMBEL — also spelled Abu Sunbul site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279-13 BC), now located …
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ARENSNUPHIS — [Egyptian] A benign god of Egyptian Nubia. He had a temple at Philae, where he was referred to as the …
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PUL — an Assyrian king, and the first Assyrian monarch mentioned in Scripture. He made an expedition against Menahem, king of Israel, …
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