Memphite
[ mem-fahyt ]
adjective
Also Mem·phit·ic [mem-fit-ik]. /mɛmˈfɪt ɪk/. of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
noun
Origin of Memphite
1≪ Greek Memphī́tēs inhabitant of Memphis; see -ite1
Words Nearby Memphite
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How to use Memphite in a sentence
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 PerrotBetween 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 PerrotEgyptologists 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 PerrotBut the pyramid properly speaking was confined to the Memphite period.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges PerrotAlmost 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
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