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Thebes is not the Egyptian name of the city, but a name applied by the Greeks, who already had a city called Thebes in the Greek area known as Boeotia. The reason for the Greeks applying this name to the Egyptian city is unknown, but they may have mis-heard the name of one of the temples there, which may have sounded a little like "Thebes".
The Egyptian name for the city was W3st (pronounced Waset by Egyptologists); it was capital of the fourth nome (region) in Upper Egypt. At first it was just a small provincial town, but its importance increased until it became capital of all Egypt during the 18th dynasty.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause the city would provide most of the things that the Egyptians thought the dead needed.
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What is the origin of the name of the Greek city Neopolis It is an ancient city?
A necropolis is a city for the dead.
What ancient city's name means Mound of the Dead?
Mohenjo-Daro.
Where is the valley of the dead in Egypt?
The Valley of the Dead is not a specific location in Egypt. However, there is a famous archaeological site known as the Valley of the Kings, which is located on the west bank of the Nile River near Luxor. This valley is home to several ancient tombs of pharaohs and other members of royalty from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt.
What do we call a dead body embaimed and preserved as in ancient Egypt?
It is called a mummy.
What were three ancient names for the Dead Sea?
In the ancient world, what we call the Dead Sea, the sea which lies between Israel and Jordan, was called the Salt Sea, The Eastern Sea and the Sea of Sodom.
Is the Valley of the dead located in Thebes?
Valley of the Dead, also known as the Valley of the Kings is located in Thebes. (Now called Luxor.)
What is the origin of the name of the Greek city Neopolis It is an ancient city?
A necropolis is a city for the dead.
What is hunefer the Egyptian god of?
hunefer was not a god he was a scribe based in Thebes ( a Greek name for a city in ancient Egypt ) during the 19th dynasty ( it was one of the periods of the Egyptian New kingdom, Founded by vizier ramesses I ). he copied documents such as : Book of the Dead and Papyrus of Ani.
What ancient city's name means Mound of the Dead?
Mohenjo-Daro.
What Ancient Arabian city is located east of Gilead and the Dead Sea?
Ammon
Where is the valley of the dead in Egypt?
The Valley of the Dead is not a specific location in Egypt. However, there is a famous archaeological site known as the Valley of the Kings, which is located on the west bank of the Nile River near Luxor. This valley is home to several ancient tombs of pharaohs and other members of royalty from the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt.
What ancient civilization had a religious writing called the book of the dead?
Egypt
How do you use periphery in a sentence?
In Ancient Rome, the dead were buried only on the periphery of the city.
Did Persephone kill anything?
Persephone, being Queen of the Underworld and the dead, did not kill - but she could send plagues as she and Hades did upon Thebes when they would not bury the dead warriors after the Seven Against Thebes war.
What is the city under the dead sea called?
the place is called sadum
What is the collection of spells and prayers by Ancient Egypt?
It is a book called the Book of the Dead.
What is the name of the ancient city whose name means mound of the dead?
It's Mohenjo Daro
