pharaoh king of egypt
21Egypt (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Egypt caption = BBC DVD cover aka = Egypt: Rediscovering A Lost World genre = Docudrama creator = writer = Ferdinand Fairfax director = nowrap beginTony Mulholland·wrap Jonathan Rich·wrap Ferdinand Fairfaxnowrap end …
22Pharaoh — /fair oh, far oh, fay roh/, n. 1. a title of an ancient Egyptian king. 2. (l.c.) any person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant. [bef. 900; ME Pharao, OE Pharaon < L pharao < Gk pharaó (s. pharaon ) < Heb phar oh < Egyptian pr… …
23Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
24EGYPT — The Egyptian civilization arose in the Nile valley at about the same time as that of Mesopotamia, and their development followed a similar trajectory. It is possible that indirect links existed between the two regions since prehistoric times,… …
25King Neferkare and General Sasenet — The ancient Egyptian story of King Neferkare and General Sasenet survives only in fragments. With its atmosphere of nocturnal mystery and intrigue it is an early example of the literary cloak and dagger tradition. It is often cited by people… …
26Egypt — Although ancient Egypt was geographically separate from ancient Mesopotamia, the Egyptians long had cultural and trade connections with Mesopotamian peoples. Eventually, some of the more aggressive of these peoples conquered Egypt and… …
27Pharaoh — Hebrew for the title of the kings of Egypt, who were regarded as divine and ruled absolutely, with the help of an enormous corps of civil servants; these were supervised by the head of the service, the vizier, which was the office pictured as… …
28king — kingless, adj. kinglessness, n. kinglike, adj. /king/, n. 1. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. 2. (cap.) God or Christ. 3. a person or… …
29pharaoh — UK [ˈfeərəʊ] / US [ˈferɔʊ] noun [countable] Word forms pharaoh : singular pharaoh plural pharaohs a king in ancient Egypt …
30pharaoh — noun /ˈfɛːɹəʊ/ The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the king in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty …
