Ancient Egyptian Submitted Place Names

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Abu Rawash (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown. it was an ancient Egyptian city built during the Old Kingdom. In the time ... [more]

Abu Simbel (Settlement & Other) Ancient Egyptian (Arabized)
An ancient Egyptian city built by Ramses the great. Meaning unknown it’s also a temple home of ... [more]

Abydos (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Abydos is an ancient Egyptian city

Akentaten (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Amarna.

Amarna (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Amarna is an ancient Egyptian city built during the reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten (Formally Amenhotep IV).

Beni Hassan (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Arabized)
Beni Hassan is an ancient Egyptian city.

Duat (Other) Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown. it was the Egyptian concept of the Underworld. Led by Anubis (given name) who weighs the heart against the feather of truth.

Edfu (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Edfu is an ancient Egyptian city

Faiyum (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (?)
Means “sea” or “the lake” this is the name of the governorate and city in Egypt.

Heracleion (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized, ?)
Heracleion is an ancient Egyptian city built under Greek rule. Until it was destroyed by a earthquake in 200 BCE.

Hor (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian
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Karnak (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
An ancient Egyptian city in Luxor in Egypt

Mendes (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Rare)
An ancient Egyptian city.

Nubt (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Means “city of gold” in Egyptian. This is the name of an ancient Egyptian city

Pi Ramses 𓇋𓂝𓏏𓃀𓂝𓏏𓀭𓄿𓎼𓄿 (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
An ancient Egyptian city built by Ramesses II (the Great) around 1270 BCE. It served as the capital during Egypt’s 19th Dynasty and was located in the eastern Nile Delta... [more]

Saqqara (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
An ancient Egyptian city

Tanis (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Tanis is an ancient Egyptian city built before the amarna period.

Thebes (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian city in Luxor.

Valley Of The Kings (Region) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Valley of the kings are a chain of tombs. In Egypt.

Valley Of The Queens (Other) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
A chain of tombs in Egypt

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