“The Great Sphinx of Tanis” from ancient Egypt dates back over four thousand six hundred years. This stone statue has the body of a lion and the head of an Egyptian ruler. It expresses a sense of permanence and solidity.
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Tanis
//ˈteɪnɪs//
Synonyms for "tanis"
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Τάνις name (Translations)
Egyptian
1 entries- ḏꜥnt name (Translations)
Galician
1 entries- Tanis name (Translations)
Hebrew
1 entries- צֹעַן name (Translations)
Latin
1 entries- Tanis name (Translations)
Sample sentences
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The Ark. If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb. Death has always surrounded it. It is not of this earth.
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