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does anybody know what "egypt" means??
also what is the thing you find most fascinating in egyptian mythology?
Aug 4, 2006
8:43 AM
Egypt is a corrupt form of Hikuptah which means the palace of Ptah the creator. The Ancient Egyptians did not call themselves Egypt this word is from the Greek word Coptic. The Ancient egyptians called themselves KMT this word means the Black Land for the egyptians were Black Africans.
Aug 4, 2006
11:34 AM
indeed, egyptians called their country "kmt", the black land (becoz of the nile`s fertilisation). all the neighbour countries egyptians called the red land (including the desert).
Aug 5, 2006
10:58 AM
what is most fascinating for me in the egy mythology, is the kingdom of the dead. i mean, osiris n how egyptian imagined their life after death...shortly, simply the mythology of Death:))
Aug 5, 2006
11:00 AM
Actually they called it the Black land because they were black Africans not because of the fertile soil that came from the beggining of the nile in ethiopia.
Aug 5, 2006
7:37 PM
egyptians weren`t black , hikuptah. they were only dark!
Aug 5, 2006
11:24 PM
hahahaah dark were did u get this from do u have proof that they were not africans. The egyptians being african and having blackskin is already approved by every Egyptologist it is no longer debatable the race of the egyptians they are african no difference than africans of the Sahara or South West or East africans. So Egyptica were do u get your information from are u from Masri/egypt.
Aug 6, 2006
11:02 AM
look hikuptah, i have no doubt that egyptians were africans. yes, i totally agree. but they weren`t black. just look at those statues n pictures in the tombs..-they had dark complexion. but in comparison with other african cultures` people they were brighter. egyptians weren`t black men.
Aug 6, 2006
11:14 AM
u have no doubt that egyptians were africans u totally agree then what is the problem. What do u mean by brighter do u think that all africans are the same color do u think that africans are all black like midnight u really have never been to africa and i really think u dont know about the different faces of africans. There are africans with long straight hair broad noses every feature of the world is in africa. Your view of african is so ignorant if the ancient egyptians were here right now they would be considered blackafricans not white arab chinese or indian they would be considered Black. U need to check Herodotus who even said that the egyptians were darkskinned people with wolly hair. I am from Southern egypt so are u going to tell me that im not related to my Kemetic people. Just because someone is lighter does not make them not African or black. U said look at the tombs & statues what tombs & statues have u ever been inside the pyramids to look at the relics well i have and i could show u statues & tomb pictures of Black Africans.
Aug 6, 2006
2:00 PM
u make no sense hikuptah, 4real. u just give me dozen of plain facts, on which i mostly agree. u`ve no idea what u`re arguing for!
Aug 6, 2006
10:53 PM