Etymology

Sea Peoples

Today it means: A confederacy of seafaring raiders of unknown nationality who invaded the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age. Full definition →

Egyptian nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym
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  1. Egyptian · calque ofnꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym“the peoples/foreigners of the sea”
  2. English todaySea Peoples

Calque of Egyptian nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym (“the peoples/foreigners of the sea”), as written in the Great Karnak Inscription.

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