Below you will find example sentences with "upper egypt". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Upper Egypt in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 15
- Discovered as a combination around: egypt
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 30.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "upper egypt" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as abydos in upper egypt an inscription, cell in upper egypt which declared, set, lower and horus stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with upper deck, upper bound and upper secondary, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with upper egypt
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Iron deposits found in upper Egypt were utilized in the Late Period. (12 words)
Haru was also known to be the personal symbol of the pharaohs from Upper Egypt symbolizing protection and courage. (19 words)
Thus, officials in Upper Egypt often bowed to the powerful Islamic movement there, while those in the port cities struck alliances with importers. (23 words)
Interpreting this myth as a historical record would lead one to believe that Lower Egypt (Horus' land) conquered Upper Egypt (Set's land); but, in fact Upper Egypt conquered Lower Egypt. So the myth cannot be simply interpreted. (38 words)
According to the Shabaka Stone, Geb divided Egypt into two halves, giving Upper Egypt (the desert south) to Set and Lower Egypt (the region of the delta in the north) to Horus, in order to end their feud. (38 words)
For instance, since both Horus and Set were worshipped in Upper Egypt prior to unification, perhaps the myth reflects a struggle within Upper Egypt prior to unification, in which a Horus-worshipping group subjugated a Set-worshipping group. (38 words)
Example sentences (15)
Interpreting this myth as a historical record would lead one to believe that Lower Egypt (Horus' land) conquered Upper Egypt (Set's land); but, in fact Upper Egypt conquered Lower Egypt. So the myth cannot be simply interpreted.
According to the Shabaka Stone, Geb divided Egypt into two halves, giving Upper Egypt (the desert south) to Set and Lower Egypt (the region of the delta in the north) to Horus, in order to end their feud.
For instance, since both Horus and Set were worshipped in Upper Egypt prior to unification, perhaps the myth reflects a struggle within Upper Egypt prior to unification, in which a Horus-worshipping group subjugated a Set-worshipping group.
We also meet a cast of exiled Chinese businessmen starting Egypt’s first plastic recycling plant and creating a lingerie empire by bringing Guangzhou’s answer to Victoria’s Secret to the niqab-wearing women of Upper Egypt.
Both deities had several cult centers in each region, and Horus is often associated with Lower Egypt and Set with Upper Egypt. One of the better-known explanations for these discrepancies was proposed by Kurt Sethe in 1930.
Both deities had several cult centers in each region, and Horus is often associated with Lower Egypt and Set with Upper Egypt. Other events may have also affected the myth.
Discovered at the elite burial complex in Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt (ca. 3700 BC), six sheep showed evidence of deformation, adding to the history of horn modification in Africa, which has been primarily restricted to cattle.
From Abydos in Upper Egypt, an inscription belonging to Weni, a judge and military commander, indicates that soldiers were conscripted from the same pool of people as the corvée workers.
Haru was also known to be the personal symbol of the pharaohs from Upper Egypt symbolizing protection and courage.
The militants, charged in 2017, had “set up a terrorist cell in Upper Egypt which declared allegiance to (IS leader) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi”, the court official said.
The temple pylon leads via a peristyle court to a hypostyle hall with eight columns carved with figures of Ramses XI and the High Priest Herihor, who effectively ruled Upper Egypt at the time.
Diocletian left Africa quickly after the treaty, moving from Upper Egypt in September 298 to Syria in February 299. He met with Galerius in Mesopotamia.
Iron deposits found in upper Egypt were utilized in the Late Period.
Lake Nasser's waters fill the area through Lower Nubia (Upper Egypt and northern Sudan) within the narrow canyon between the cliffs of sandstone and granite created by the flow of the river over many centuries.
Thus, officials in Upper Egypt often bowed to the powerful Islamic movement there, while those in the port cities struck alliances with importers.