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by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on June 18th, 2004

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What is the origin of Egypt's name?

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  • by Illmatic67 on September 12th, 2004

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    It's very important to know that the Egyptians did not call themselves Egyptians nor their land Egypt. The Greeks slapped the land with the name Egypt from the Greek word "Aegyptos"

    The Egyptians called themselves Kemites and their land Kemet which means "Land of the Blacks" referring to their ethnic history, culture, blood and most significantly...color of their skin...

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    • I understand that to be true also.

      YungKano

      by YungKano on October 27th, 2005

    • Um, NO. Kemet means "Black Land" and refers to the rich soil found in the Nile Valley and Delta.
      They are not black, and neither is their "ethnic history, culture or blood."

      Sephi

      by Sephi on February 27th, 2010

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