STEPHEN MEHLER’S RESEARCH
THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD PYRAMID
In a recent PAX Cable Television Network Special that featured Christopher Dunn, the narrator stated that the origin of the word “pyramid” was unknown. Both academic Egyptologists and I would agree this statement is incorrect, but I would strongly disagree with most Egyptologists on the true origin of the word. Continue reading
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The Origin of the Word: “Egypt”
STEPHEN MEHLER’S RESEARCH
The Origin of the Word “Egypt”
We all recognize the word “Egypt” as the name of a modern country in North Africa, not a part of the Middle East as is commonly misperceived. Most Egyptologists and lay people know that Egypt is derived from the Greek word Aegyptos. But few have ever traced the origin of this word.