John Croft:
Semitic loan words in Egyptian language rose over the course of
history. For instance there were fewer Semitic borrowings in Old
Kingdom pyramid texts than in the Middle Kingdom and New Empire.
Nevertheless, there are certain Semitic borrowings present in even Old
Kingdom Egyptian, which Gardiner and others suggest may have come in
late pre-Dynastic times. This would tie in with the idea of a
"dynastic race" of the Gerzians being early-Semitics.
Gerry: Correct me if I am wrong: Gerzians were pre-Old Kingdom, right?
And if in fact this is correct, then early Egypt was Semitic. Is this
in fact what you're saying?
Cheers,
Gerry
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