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AMASIS , or AMosts (the

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Greek forms of the

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EGYPTIAN

Egyptian name Ahmase, Ahmosi, " the

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MOON (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maan, Dan. maane, &c., and cognate with such Indo-Germanic forms as Gr. µlip, Sans. ma's, Irish mi, &c.; Lat. uses luna, i.e. lucna, the shining one, lucere, to shine, for the moon, but preserves the word i
MOON, SIR RICHARD, 1ST BARONET (1814-1899)

moon is

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BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born," often written Aahmes or Ahmes in

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MODERN

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WORKS

works), the name of two

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KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

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EGYPT

Egypt . AMAsIs I., the founder of the XVIIIth

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DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty, is famous for his successful

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WARS

wars against the

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HYKSOS

Hyksos princes who still ruled in the

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east of the

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DELTA (from the shape of the Gr. letter A, delta, originally used of the mouth of the Nile)

Delta (see EGYPT:

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HISTORY

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SECT

sect .

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