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Kemet (other)
Kemet, kmt or km.t may refer to: * Kemet or kmt, an ancient Egyptian name meaning "the black land", used to describe the land along the Nile river * KEMET Corporation, American capacitor manufacturer * Kemetism, revivals of the ancient Egyptian religion * ''Kmt'' (magazine), an academic journal of ancient Egypt * A fictional compound for protecting against dragon fire, in the 1984 book ''The Hero and the Crown'' by Robin McKinley * Sons of Kemet Sons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner. Theon Cross replaced Marshall on tuba after the first album, and Eddie Hick replaced Rochford on drums after the third. Career T ..., a British jazz group formed in 2011 * A board game, Kemet (2012), designed by Jacques Bariot and Guillaume Montiage. See also * Kemetic (other) * Km (hieroglyph) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile
The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the List of rivers by length, longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer.Amazon Longer Than Nile River, Scientists Say Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. About long, its drainage basin covers eleven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Erit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KEMET Corporation
KEMET Corporation, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation (TAIEX: 2327),is an American company which manufactures a broad selection of capacitor technologies such as tantalum, aluminum, multilayer ceramic, film, paper, polymer electrolytic, and supercapacitors. KEMET also manufacturers a variety of other passive electronic components, such as AC line filters, EMI cores and filters, flex suppressors, electro-mechanical devices (relays), metal composite inductors, ferrite products, and transformers/magnetics. The product line consists of nearly 5 million distinct part configurations distinguished by various attributes, such as dielectric (or insulating) material, configuration, encapsulation, capacitance (at various tolerances), voltage, performance characteristics, and packaging. History In 1919, KEMET Laboratories was founded by Union Carbide Corporation to capitalize on its purchase of Cooper Research Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Cooper had developed an alloy that could be used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemetism
Kemetism (also Kemeticism; both from the Egyptian ', usually voweled Kemet, the native name of ancient Egypt), also sometimes referred to as Neterism (from ' (Coptic ''noute'') "deity"), or Egyptian Neopaganism, is a revival of ancient Egyptian religion and related expressions of religion in classical and late antiquity, emerging during the 1970s. A ''Kemetic'' is one who follows Kemetism. There are several main groups, each of which takes a different approach to its beliefs, ranging from eclectic to reconstructionist; however, all of these can be identified as belonging to three strains, including: reconstructed Kemetism (adopting a philological and scholarly approach), a syncretic approach, and a more novel synthesis tending toward monotheism, Kemetic Orthodoxy. Kemetism and Kemetists The movement's name is based on an endonym of Egypt, '' Kemet'' (the conventional vocalization of hieroglyphic notation ''km.t''). The word is also sometimes written as Takemet, from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kmt (magazine)
''Kmt'' is a magazine on ancient Egypt published quarterly by Kmt Communications. The first issue was published in Spring 1990. The magazine is produced in Weaverville, North Carolina and presents feature stories, reports from recent excavations, announcements of upcoming lectures and symposia, and book reviews. The name of the magazine is derived from ' km.t', the name of Ancient Egypt in hieroglyphics. See also *Km (hieroglyph) The Egyptian hieroglyph for "black" ( 𓆎) in Gardiner's sign list is numbered I6. Its phonetic value is '. The '' Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache'' ('Dictionary of the Egyptian Language') lists no less than 24 different terms of km in ... References External links * {{Authority control 1990 establishments in North Carolina History magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States English-language magazines Magazines established in 1990 Magazines published in North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hero And The Crown
''The Hero and the Crown'' is a fantasy novel written by Robin McKinley and published by Greenwillow Books in 1984. It is the winner of the 1985 Newbery Medal award. This story focuses on "Aerin Dragon-Killer", also known as "Aerin Firehair", the heroine who is introduced as a legendary character in ''The Blue Sword''. The book narrates Aerin's evolution from the shy, retiring daughter of the King of Damar to the heroic queen who protects her people from the demonic Northerners. Plot summary Part one Aerin is the only child of Arlbeth, king of Damar, and his second wife. Aerin inherits her mother's pale skin and fiery red hair, setting her apart from all other Damarians and causing her to be feared and ostracized. Her particular nemesis at court is Galanna, a beautiful but vain young woman, who spread rumors that Aerin's mother was a witch and that Aerin is illegitimate. Galanna taunts Aerin for having failed to develop the Gift, known as ''kelar'', an ability to use magic that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of Kemet
Sons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner. Theon Cross replaced Marshall on tuba after the first album, and Eddie Hick replaced Rochford on drums after the third. Career The group uses saxophone and clarinet (Hutchings), tuba (Cross), and two drummers (Skinner, Hick) to make their music and plays a mixture of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk, and African music. On 9 September 2013, Sons of Kemet released their debut album ''Burn'', which received the Arts Desk Album of the Year 2013 and a nomination for Gilles Peterson's Album of the Year. Their next album ''Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do'' received the same nomination for the year 2015. The group won Best Jazz Act at the 2013 MOBO Awards. On 30 March 2018, Impulse! released the band's third album, ''Your Queen Is a Reptile''. It was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize. On 14 May 2021, the fourth album by Sons of Kemet, '' Black to the Future'', was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemetic (other)
Kemetic may refer to: *Relating to Kemet, or ancient Egypt *Ancient Egyptian language *A follower of Kemetism See also *Kemet (other) Kemet, kmt or km.t may refer to: * Kemet or km.t, an ancient name of Egypt * KEMET Corporation, American capacitor manufacturer * Kemetism, revivals of the ancient Egyptian religion * Kmt (magazine), ''Kmt'' (magazine), an academic journal of anci ... {{disambig Kemetism Ancient Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
