Egyptian
From the pyramids
Egyptian refers to anything from Egypt—its people, language, culture, or artifacts.
As a noun, an Egyptian is a person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids and developed hieroglyphic writing.
Egyptian cotton is prized for its long fibers.
She studied Egyptian history.
The museum's Egyptian collection includes mummies and sarcophagi.
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- mummyEmbalmed, wrapped ancient body
tomb · temple · obelisk · dynasty · sarcophagus · papyrus · scarab · amulet
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
sarcophagus · tomb · preservation · desiccation · afterlife · burial · ritual · bandages
Large flowing watercourse
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- CairoEgyptian capital city
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
floodplain · irrigation · silt · cataract · papyrus · lotus · dam · basin
Egyptian necropolis plateau
- KhufuEgyptian king, largest pyramid
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
chamber · tomb · architecture · engineering · geometry · construction · monument · burial
Egyptian capital city
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- CopticLate Egyptian language
- ArabicSemitic language family member
citizenship · passport · identity · diaspora · expatriate · homeland · native · resident
Symbol using visual likeness
- glyphVisual form of character
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- RosettaTrilingual Egyptian artifact
- cartoucheOval framing royal hieroglyphs
demotic · scribe · papyrus · logogram · ideogram · symbol · determinative · phonetic
Egyptian boy pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
- AmenhotepEgyptian royal name
Nefertiti · Khufu · Hatshepsut · Ptolemy · dynasty · reign · throne · crown
Egyptian sun deity
- OsirisEgyptian afterlife deity
- IsisEgyptian magic goddess
- HorusEgyptian sky deity
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
Seth · Thoth · Bastet · Amun · Hathor · Nut · afterlife · underworld
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
mummy · tomb · temple · obelisk · dynasty · sarcophagus · papyrus · scarab · amulet · cartouche
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- embalmingPreserving dead bodies chemically
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
canopic · sarcophagus · tomb · preservation · desiccation · afterlife · burial · ritual · bandages · deathmask
river
Large flowing watercourse
Aswan · floodplain · irrigation · silt · cataract · papyrus · lotus · dam · basin · fertile
Giza
Egyptian necropolis plateau
- KhufuEgyptian king, largest pyramid
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
granite · chamber · tomb · architecture · engineering · geometry · construction · monument · burial · capstone
Cairo
Egyptian capital city
- AlexandriaEgyptian Mediterranean port
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- CopticLate Egyptian language
Arabic · citizenship · passport · identity · diaspora · expatriate · homeland · native · resident · North African
pictogram
Symbol using visual likeness
- glyphVisual form of character
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- RosettaTrilingual Egyptian artifact
cartouche · demotic · scribe · papyrus · logogram · ideogram · symbol · determinative · phonetic · writing
Tutankhamun
Egyptian boy pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
Amenhotep · Nefertiti · Khufu · Hatshepsut · Ptolemy · dynasty · reign · throne · crown · scepter
Ra
Egyptian sun deity
Anubis · Seth · Thoth · Bastet · Amun · Hathor · Nut · afterlife · underworld · pantheon
ful medames
Egyptian fava bean staple
feta · halloumi · shawarma · dukkah · hibiscus · kofta · mezze · hummus · baba ganoush · flatbread
Christian
Adherent of the gospel
liturgy · Alexandria · persecution · minority · saint · icon · cathedral · pope · Easter · Christmas
- ancient historyancient history, ancient world, classical antiquity, ancient empires, Mesopotamia
- ancientantiquity, archaic, classical, medieval, Middle Ages
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- African NationalitiesSouth African, Nigerian, Moroccan, Kenyan, Ethiopian
- Ancient CulturesAztec, Inca, Mayan, Olmec, Minoan
- ancient languagesLatin, Greek, Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, Aramaic
EgyptianMesopotamian
Of the two-rivers land
Babylonian · Assyrian · Hittite · Persian · Nubian
- Egyptian pyramidsMonumental royal tombs, Nile region
- Egyptian tombsAncient royal sepulchers
- Egyptian mummyEmbalmed pharaonic remains
- Egyptian cottonFine long-fiber textile
- Egyptian hieroglyphsAncient pictorial writing system
- ancient EgyptiansNile dwellers millennia past