Memphite

[ mem-fahyt ]

/ ˈmɛm faɪt /

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adjective

Also Mem·phit·ic

[mem-fit-ik]. /mɛmˈfɪt ɪk/. of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.

noun

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Origin of Memphite

≪ Greek Memphī́tēs inhabitant of Memphis; see -ite¹

The tombs of the Memphite kings have not preserved for us anything that can fairly be called sculpture.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
Between the contour of a figure from a Memphite bas-relief and that of one from Nineveh, what difference is there?
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
Egyptologists are now inclined to believe that the essential parts of this ritual date back as far as the Memphite period.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
But the pyramid properly speaking was confined to the Memphite period.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

Almost all the peculiarities of the Memphite tomb are to be explained by the hypotheses with which primitive man is content.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot