Stuart, Villiers. A traveler and author. [2]
"Sublime Porte." The name of the place where the Sultan administers justice, and, with us, a designation for the Sultan himself. The Turkish term for it is باب عالی [bâbi 'âlî], "the high gate". [53]
Suez Canal. The first attempt to construct it was made by Seti I., of the XIXth dynasty. It then only connected the Nile with the Red Sea, and was finished by Ramses II. Traces of it still remain. The present Canal was planned and completed by Lesseps in 1869. [40]
Sun·t. The Egyptian name of Syêné. [86]
Syêné. The Greek name of the modern Assuân, which was in the first nome of Upper Egypt, and called
Syenite. The reddish amphibole-granite of Syêné, which was taken for all the Egyptian obelisks. [23]
Syria. A large tract of country in western Asia, bordering on Egypt. It was inhabited by many different tribes, with whom the Pharaohs of the XVIIIth and XIXth dynasties carried on extensive wars. [36]
Ta-en-ta-rer·t. The Egyptian name of Denderah, which see. [88]