Te
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The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
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The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Etymology
From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat.
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Variant of DehistoricalAlternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong.
The next year the reign style was changed to Chʻien-yüan 乾元 (February 13, 758-February 2, 759). Wang Chien 王暕,¹⁷⁸ the bogus Prefect of Te Prefecture 德州, Yü-wen Kʻuan 宇文寛, the bogus Prefect of Pei Prefecture 貝州,¹⁷⁹ and others all renewed their allegiance [to the Tʻang court].
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”).
Te · The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
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