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8, uniformly translated by " Egypt, " or " the Egyptians. " It undoubtedly desig- nates the country still known to us as Egypt ; but the origin of the name is obscure. There is no term corresponding to it in the hieroglyphical inscriptions, where Egypt is called "Kam, " or "Khem, " "the Black (land), " or " Ta Mera, " "the inundation country. " The Assyrians, however, are found to have denomi- nated the region " Muzur, " or " Musr, " and the Persians " Mudr, " or " Mudraya, " a manifest corrupt...ion. The present Arabic name is " Misr " ; and it is quite possible that these various forms represent some ancient Egyptian word, which was in use among the people, though not found in the hieroglyphics. The 165 1 66 BAB YL ON A ND EGYPT. Hebrew " Mizraim " is a dual word, and signifies "the two Mizrs, " or " the two Egypts, " an expression readily intelligible from the physical conformation of the country, which naturally divides itself into "Upper" and " Lower Egypt, " the long narrow valley of the Nile, and the broad tract, known as the Delta, on the Mediterranean.
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