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Section size for Egypt (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	18,287	18,287
Names	8,857	8,857
History	89	72,775
Prehistory and Ancient Egypt	8,053	8,053
Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt	2,771	2,771
Middle Ages (7th century – 1517)	1,893	4,237
Abbasid period	865	865
Fatimids, Ayyubids and Mamluks	1,479	1,479
Early modern period: Ottoman Egypt (1517–1867)	2,258	2,258
Muhammad Ali dynasty	4,196	4,196
Khedivate of Egypt (1867–1914)	2,631	2,631
Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1922)	1,697	1,697
Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)	6,266	6,266
Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)	480	1,044
President Nasser (1956–1970)	564	564
United Arab Republic (1958–1971)	5,367	5,367
Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present)	130	11,728
President Sadat (1970–1981)	2,286	2,286
President Mubarak (1981–2011)	9,312	9,312
Revolution and Political crisis	14,697	14,697
El-Sisi Presidency (2014–present)	7,741	7,741
Geography	3,838	10,755
Climate	3,990	3,990
Biodiversity	2,927	2,927
Government	6,209	44,583
Military and foreign relations	16,233	16,233
Law	4,394	20,446
Human rights	14,382	14,382
Freedom of the press	1,670	1,670
Administrative divisions	1,695	1,695
Economy	9,044	20,571
Tourism	2,013	2,013
Energy	2,992	2,992
Transport	1,199	4,199
Suez Canal	3,000	3,000
Water supply and sanitation	2,323	2,323
Demographics	5,119	34,733
Ethnic groups	2,260	2,260
Languages	2,329	2,329
Religion	14,062	14,062
Education	4,828	4,828
Health	4,024	4,024
Largest cities	2,111	2,111
Culture	2,848	23,592
Arts	1,284	1,284
Literature	2,520	2,520
Media	1,467	1,467
Cinema	3,633	3,633
Music	1,280	1,280
Dances	485	485
Museums	2,228	2,228
Festivals	590	590
Cuisine	1,001	1,001
Sports	6,256	6,256
See also	125	125
Notes	26	26
References	30	30
External links	3,059	3,059
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Ignored Linear B, A name[edit]

The article only mentions the supposed origin for copt (it seems to have been originally for a cat), however the older attestation for Misr in that text from the same region is ignored a Linear B tablet also has Misr in it. d mi-sa-ra-jo (Misraios, also etymologically ‘man of Egypt’ [MiÒr] (KN F 841.4) (cf. SHELMERDINE 2008, §5.4.2.2, BENNET, J. 1985, The Structure of the Linear B Administration at Knossos, AJA 89, 231-49), not to mention it is likely older "(misr), more commonly found in Akkadian and Ugaritic documents from Syro-Palestine and Mesopotamia (Cline 1993: 18). Mis-sa-ra-jo appears on Knossos tablet KN F 841+867, possibly used as a man’s name, which Cline believes was meant to be pronounced as Misraios (Cline 1994: 128).

And undounbtedly older still its attestation as Misr in Linear A (CH # 333, A1) (Best & Woudhuizen 1988: 50-51; most recently and comprehensively Achterberge.a. 2004: 104; Landau 1958: 270. Cf. Luwian hieroglyphic Mizra “Egypt” (Karkamis A6, § 4), see Woudhuizen 2015a: 280 and the composite personal name Mizramuwas) in the oldest dated Minoan Tablet.

Further references for Misr in Linear texts https://www.jstor.org/stable/3853586

https://books.google.com/books?id=7KemAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT133&lpg=PT133&dq=misraios+linear&source=bl&ots=Zxoo0-1hY7&sig=ACfU3U2maplXzvLYndDdT400MVDR6Cx4fQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjczsnlmOzxAhUUOs0KHbFVBHoQ6AEwEHoECBQQAw#v=onepage&q=misraios%20&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=VOsUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=%22mi-sa-ra-jo%22&source=bl&ots=GqJzZXqicW&sig=ACfU3U2ehtSiZWXcs0q-eRcrhcZQTE_wmw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlj8e8mOzxAhX8B50JHetUApQQ6AEwBHoECAoQAw#v=onepage&q=%22mi-sa-ra-jo%22&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=EHu-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1213&lpg=PT1213&dq=linear+A+museum+tablet+misraios&source=bl&ots=SK7P7ajcNZ&sig=ACfU3U1uKklU43-uagxpqBBp8JqSKIwuXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjngKDKpuzxAhXLZc0KHbcVArYQ6AEwB3oECBYQAw#v=onepage&q=linear%20A%20museum%20tablet%20misraios&f=false

http://www.palaeolexicon.com/Word/Show/26969

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4433744?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://www.academia.edu/1547735/Politics_of_the_sea_in_the_Late_Bronze_Age_II_III_Aegean_Iconographic_preferences_and_textual_perspectives

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/memories-into-images-aegean-and-aegeanlike-objects-in-new-kingdom-egyptian-theban-tombs/73A212AC959151082FCCF4022403D540

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 16 February 2024[edit]

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El-Sisi was re-elected in 2023-2024, being one of the most successful Egyptian Presidents. 105.181.14.63 (talk) 16:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 18:50, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Islamic history[edit]

Egypt has a significant history during the Islamic period, including the Fatimids, Mamluks, and under Muhammad Ali; yet none of this is summarized in the lede; is there a reason why 12 centuries are not summarized in not even a word in the lede? Makeandtoss (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 April 2024[edit]

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Change The Capital From Cairo to New Administrative Capital , From Today Officially the New Administrative Capital is the capital of Egypt 41.233.136.2 (talk) 01:38, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I have not found any announcement that the capital has now been shifted, not even old sources that project the capital to be shifted today. Liu1126 (talk) 12:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's likely to take a while for the NAC to finish being built. No need to update the capital until the seat of government truly moves. And even then, NAC is a suburb of Cairo and there will still be some government in central Cairo anyway.ItsRainingCatsAndDogsAndMen (talk) 14:43, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Typo[edit]

Sorry, I'm in a hurry and don't have the time to make this a proper semi-protected edit request with the format

Second paragraph lead section:

"and occupyed the Gaza Strip intermittently until 1967"

Should be "occupied" 2A02:C7E:3188:4C00:2C11:6E37:ECD:C40A (talk) 00:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, best, CMD (talk) 01:54, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trade route[edit]

Was Egypt ever a serious traderoute before the Suez Canal was built? --95.24.74.137 (talk) 08:51, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The modern Suez Canal was not the way to cross. In ancient times, boats would be greased up and slid across the desert. I'm not sure if this information should be included in the article, but you can find stuff abou this in the Suez Canal article.ItsRainingCatsAndDogsAndMen (talk) 14:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]