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Saite
[ sey-ahyt ]
noun
- a native or citizen of Saïs.
adjective
- Also Sa·it·ic [] of or relating to Saïs or its inhabitants.
- of or relating to the period 663–525 b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.
Saite
/ ˈseɪaɪt /
noun
- a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Saïs
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Example Sentences
It first appeared on ushabtis at the end of the Saite period.
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From the style of these remains Mariette is disposed to think that they were not earlier than the Saite epoch.
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Then at a later period they were used for interments of Saite date, and, lastly, they served as dwelling-places for the Copts.
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Such is the legendary account of the Saite renaissance; its true history is not yet clearly and precisely known.
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The Saite tradition attributed it to a movement of wounded vanity.
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