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Ἄμασις

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Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρίαRoot of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)

The Bible, 1 Timothy, 6:10

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  • Amasis I, Pharaoh of Egypt in 1550–1525 BC. Ahmose I (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ ms(j .w), reconstructed /ʔaʕaħ'ma:sjə/ (MK), Egyptological pronunciation Ahmose, sometimes written as Amosis or Aahmes, meaning "Iah (the Moon) is born") was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, classified as the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, Kamose. During the reign of his father or grandfather, Thebes rebelled against the Hyksos, the rulers of Lower Egypt. When he was seven years old, his father was killed, and he was about ten when his brother died of unknown causes after reigning only three years. Ahmose I assumed the throne after the death of his brother, and upon coronation became known as nb-pḥtj-rꜥ "The Lord of Strength is Ra".
  • Amasis II, Pharaoh of Egypt in 570–526 BC. Amasis II (Ancient Greek: Ἄμασις Ámasis; Phoenician: 𐤇𐤌𐤎 ḤMS) or Ahmose II was a pharaoh (reigned 570 – 526 BCE) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the successor of Apries at Sais. He was the last great ruler of Egypt before the Persian conquest.
  • Amasis (Persian general), Achaemenid military commander in Egypt in ca. 525 BC
  • Amasis Painter, ancient Greek vase painter of the black figure style

Spanish (DGE)

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• Alolema(s): tb. Ἄμωσις Man.Hist.2 (p.38), Apio Fr.Hist.2, Ptol.Mend.1
Amasis
1 Amasis o Amosis I faraón que reinó entre 1580-1558/7 a.C., fundador de la 18 dinastía, Man.Hist.l.c., Apio l.c., Ptol.Mend.1, quizás D.S.1.60.
2 Amasis II faraón de la 26 dinastía que reinó entre 569-526 a.C., Hdt.1.30, 2.154, Pl.Ti.21e, D.S.1.68.
3 general persa, jefe de la infantería en Egipto en 517 a.C., Hdt.4.167, 201.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Ἄμασις: ιος и ιδος ὁ Амасид
1 царь Египта с 570 г. по 526 г. до н. э. Her., Plat., Diod., Diog. L.;
2 полководец Камбиса, командовавший перс. войсками в походе против Барки и Кирены в 525 г. до н. э. Her.