saïta

English translation: Saite period

12:58 Dec 17, 2006
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / Egyptology
Catalan term or phrase: saïta
a period in ancient Egypt, I wonder if it's Shi'ite, or is that chronologically not apt?

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L’ARQUITECTURA FUNERÀRIA AL PERÍODE SAÏTA
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ha estat el període saïta, que comprèn el regnat dels sobirans de la dinastia ... publicacions estan disponibles a la biblioteca d’Egiptologia de la ...
www.tdcat.cesca.es/TESIS_UB/AVAILABLE/TDX-0512106-123751//0... - Similar pages
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 09:25
English translation:Saite period
Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="saite period"

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Sa•ite

Pronunciation: (sā'īt), [key]
—n.
a native or citizen of Saïs.

—adj.
1. Also,Sa•it•icPronunciation: (sā-it'ik). [key]of or pertaining to Saïs or its inhabitants.
2. of or pertaining to the period 663–525b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-12-17 13:20:41 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saite
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Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 09:25
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Definitely, I looked for loads of adjs after discovering that Sais was a ciity, but Saitic never occurred to me, tha:-)
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4 +1Saite period
Ross Andrew Parker
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Saíta


Explanation:
La dinastía XXVI transcurre del año 672 a 525 adC, también denominada Saíta, por tener su capital en Sais, fue la última dinastía nativa que gobernó Egipto ...
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinastía_XXVI_de_Egipto - 27k

Maria Elena Martinez
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Local time: 09:25
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Saite period


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="saite period"

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-12-17 13:19:53 GMT)
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Sa•ite

Pronunciation: (sā'īt), [key]
—n.
a native or citizen of Saïs.

—adj.
1. Also,Sa•it•icPronunciation: (sā-it'ik). [key]of or pertaining to Saïs or its inhabitants.
2. of or pertaining to the period 663–525b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-12-17 13:20:41 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saite

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Definitely, I looked for loads of adjs after discovering that Sais was a ciity, but Saitic never occurred to me, tha:-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag: "Saitic" would probably work better in English, but it looks like you've certainly done your homework (or should I say "webwork"?).
44 mins
  -> Thanks, Robert.
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