Maps of Egypt
Map 1. Ancient Egyptian Place Names
This map shows key locations in ancient Egypt. Click the icon of two squares at bottom right to toggle between place names in Arabic, English, ancient Greek, vocalized ancient Egyptian, or ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Select two maps to slide between views and compare and contrast place names in the different languages. Courtesy of Mapping Specialists Ltd.
Map 2. Modern Egypt on the Continent of Africa
Egypt is located in North Africa. Although ancient Egypt’s territory expanded and contracted over time, its core area roughly corresponds to the boundaries of the modern Arab Republic of Egypt, which are shown on this map. Courtesy of Mapping Specialists Ltd.
“Maps of Egypt,” in Ancient Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago by Emily Teeter and Ashley F. Arico, ed. Ashley F. Arico (Art Institute of Chicago, 2025), https://doi.org/10.53269/9780865593213/12.
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