Medjay
Sign in to saveMedjay (Egyptian mḏꜣ.j, a nisba of mḏꜣ) was a demonym used in various ways throughout ancient Egyptian history to refer initially to a nomadic group from Nubia and later as a generic term for desert-ranger police. They were sometimes confused with the Pan-Grave culture.
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- Origins
- Pan-graves
- Police force
- Demise
- Language
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- See also
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Medjay (Egyptian mḏꜣ.j, a nisba of mḏꜣ) was a demonym used in various ways throughout ancient Egyptian history to refer initially to a nomadic group from Nubia and later as a generic term for desert-ranger police. They were sometimes confused with the Pan-Grave culture.
==Origins== thumb|Painted bucranium from a Pan-Grave burial, dating to the [[Second Intermediate Period]]