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And through an error in understanding of the true pronunciation this name was transliterated as hyksos in Egyptian resources and then backformed into the Egypti
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And through an error in understanding of the true pronunciation this name was transliterated as hyksos in Egyptian resources and then backformed into the Egyptian name "heqa khaseshet", a typical instance of naming a people after the ships they came in. The sign (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos) clearly shows the ship and the rays coming out of it.