Saïs

[ sey-is ]

noun

1. an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.

Saïs

/ ˈseɪɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient Egypt) a city in the W Nile delta; the royal capital of the 24th dynasty (about 730–715 bc ) and the 26th dynasty (about 664–525 bc )

Example Sentences

Séez, in the department of the Orne, is sometimes written Saïs, like the city of the Delta.

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Saïs was one of the sacred cities of Egypt: its principal deities were Neith, who gave oracles there, and Isis.

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"Sa-el-Hagar, once ancient Saïs," repeated the Tracer quietly; and the young man looked at him.

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When, after a stormy week, I was permitted to return to Saïs, my Arabs and the white men were gone.

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Apries erected numerous stelæ, and at least one pair of obelisks, wherewith he adorned the Temple of Neith at Saïs.

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