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nouna republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BCpart of:
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nounan ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
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- nut Egyptian goddess of the sky
- nasser Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970)
- isis Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
- anubis Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
- osiris Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
- horus Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
- sadat Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)
- khufu Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
- keb Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
- mubarak Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929)