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Misráyim (????? / ?????), meaning "the two straits", a reference to the predynastic separation of Upper and Lower Egypt. Also mentioned in several Semitic languages as Mesru, Misir and Masar. The oldest attestation of this name for Egypt is the Akkadian "mi-is-ru" ("misru") related to misru/misirru/misaru, meaning "border" or "frontier". The Neo-Assyrian Empire used the derived term , Mu-sur. In Egyptian colloquial

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