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Kush

a Pleiades name resource

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Egyptian name of the kindom

Romanized Name(s):
Kush

Name as attested:

Kꜣz, Kꜣs, Kꜣš[j], Kšj, Kš

Language:
Egyptian (Ancient)

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Third Intermediate Period Egypt (1086-664) (confident)
Late Period Egypt (664-332) (confident)

References:

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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