Djelibeybi - Revision history

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	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
			* Djelibeybi is strongly based on Ancient Egypt. A country located by a great river with pyramids, a multitude of gods, ruled by a god-king known as a Pharaoh, and who prepare their dead for the afterlife using mummification rituals.
	Djelibeybi is strongly based on Ancient Egypt. A country located by a great river with, pyramids, a multitude of gods and ~~mummies~~.		* The name Djelibeybi is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jelly baby\|jelly babies]], a pun which according to Terry Pratchett many readers seem to have [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/soul-music.html#p10982 missed]. It may have been inspired by the djellaba, a traditional Arabic garment native to the Maghreb, and/or the jellabiya which is a similar outfit worn around the Persian Gulf. (See also the [[fishing from the same stream]] page for another similar pun in Tintin.)
			** Djelibeybi is a civilisation founded on the recirculation and manipulation of Time, so it the name may also be inspired by a certain Time Lord...the Doctor of British television institution ''[[wikipedia:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]''. At the height of his 1970s fame, the Doctor (then played by Tom Baker) frequently offered a favourite sweet to friend and foe alike to disarm them. You guessed it: a jelly baby.
	The name Djelibeybi is a reference to ~~the sweets called~~ [[Wikipedia:Jelly baby\|~~Jelly~~ babies]], a pun which according to Terry Pratchett many readers seem to have [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/soul-music.html#p10982 missed]. It may have been inspired by the djellaba, a traditional Arabic garment native to the Maghreb, and/or the jellabiya which is a similar outfit worn around the Persian Gulf.		** Hence also the appearance of the otherwise-unknown [[Hersheba]], a throw-in for the American trade where jelly babies aren't known, but [[wikipedia:Hershey Bar\|Hershey Bars]] are.

	~~And of course, just as~~ Djelibeybi is a civilisation founded on the recirculation and manipulation of Time, the ~~popular TV character~~ of ~~the~~ Doctor in Doctor Who (~~while in his~~ Tom Baker ~~incarnation~~)~~, who is a Time Lord capable of manipulating with and travelling in Time, had~~ a favourite sweet ~~which he would generously offer~~ to friend and foe alike. ~~Yes, the~~ jelly baby...

	Hence also the appearance of the otherwise-unknown Hersheba, a throw-in for the American trade where jelly babies aren't known, but Hershey Bars are..

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	And of course, just as Djelibeybi is a civilisation founded on the recirculation and manipulation of Time, the popular TV character of the Doctor in Doctor Who (while in his Tom Baker incarnation), who is a Time Lord capable of manipulating with and travelling in Time, had a favourite sweet which he would generously offer to friend and foe alike. Yes, the jelly baby...		And of course, just as Djelibeybi is a civilisation founded on the recirculation and manipulation of Time, the popular TV character of the Doctor in Doctor Who (while in his Tom Baker incarnation), who is a Time Lord capable of manipulating with and travelling in Time, had a favourite sweet which he would generously offer to friend and foe alike. Yes, the jelly baby...

			Hence also the appearance of the otherwise-unknown Hersheba, a throw-in for the American trade where jelly babies aren't known, but Hershey Bars are..

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	'''The Kingdom of the Sun, The Old Kingdom of Djelibeybi''':		'''The Kingdom of the Sun, The Old Kingdom of Djelibeybi''':

	At two miles wide and one hundred and fifty miles long this is a narrow country along the river [[Djel]]. It is almost completely submersed during the wet season. It is on the [[Klatch (continent)\|Klatchian]] coast of the [[Circle Sea]]. Djelibeybi has spent seven thousand years building ~~pyramids~~ for her monarchs, and has driven herself bankrupt. The two most recent monarchs have been more eager for international trading and technological advances like [[Guild of Plumbers and Dunnikindivers\|plumbing]] and bridges/viaducts, ideally with crenellations from which the formerly sacred river crocodiles may be shot at/have large stones dropped on them from a suitably great height. Pyramid-building has ceased, freeing the rich soil along the Djel for agricultural uses, which will probably boost the country's economy. After all, a lot of loose building stone is now available, most of it cut up into handy-to-use pre-squared blocks of masonry, so why waste it? Especially now it's going to be needed for all those bridges and aqueducts and things.		At two miles wide and one hundred and fifty miles long this is a narrow country along the river [[Djel]]. It is almost completely submersed during the wet season. It is on the [[Klatch (continent)\|Klatchian]] coast of the [[Circle Sea]]. Djelibeybi has spent seven thousand years building [[pyramid]]s for her monarchs, and has driven herself bankrupt. The two most recent monarchs have been more eager for international trading and technological advances like [[Guild of Plumbers and Dunnikindivers\|plumbing]] and bridges/viaducts, ideally with crenellations from which the formerly sacred river crocodiles may be shot at/have large stones dropped on them from a suitably great height. Pyramid-building has ceased, freeing the rich soil along the Djel for agricultural uses, which will probably boost the country's economy. After all, a lot of loose building stone is now available, most of it cut up into handy-to-use pre-squared blocks of masonry, so why waste it? Especially now it's going to be needed for all those bridges and aqueducts and things.

	Under the benign auspices of the goddess [[Bast]], Djelybeybi is also a country where [[cats]] are considered a sacred animal. Anyone who has encountered a Djelibeybian cat might actively prefer a sacred crocodile, as serious wounds can be inflicted by a hissing, spitting, flattened-eared, highly inbred, maniacal, feline. It remains an unresolved issue as to what the status of formerly sacred cats will be under the new regime, but thus far, nobody has suggested building high bridges over the litter tray so that large stones (of which there is a sudden sufficiency) may be dropped upon them from a great height. Perhaps the problem is that a nation built on sand is effectively one vast litter tray from a cat perspective; at least crocodiles are confined to the river, so providing for their culling is a side-benefit of recycling pyramids into bridges...		Under the benign auspices of the goddess [[Bast]], Djelybeybi is also a country where [[cats]] are considered a sacred animal. Anyone who has encountered a Djelibeybian cat might actively prefer a sacred crocodile, as serious wounds can be inflicted by a hissing, spitting, flattened-eared, highly inbred, maniacal, feline. It remains an unresolved issue as to what the status of formerly sacred cats will be under the new regime, but thus far, nobody has suggested building high bridges over the litter tray so that large stones (of which there is a sudden sufficiency) may be dropped upon them from a great height. Perhaps the problem is that a nation built on sand is effectively one vast litter tray from a cat perspective; at least crocodiles are confined to the river, so providing for their culling is a side-benefit of recycling pyramids into bridges...

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	===Supreme Gods===		===Supreme Gods===
	''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme:''		''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme, including:''
	*[[Net]]		*[[Net]]
	*[[Ptooie]]		*[[Ptooie]]

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	''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme'''		''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme:''
	*[[Net]]		*[[Net]]
	*[[Ptooie]]		*[[Ptooie]]

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	==Deities==		==Deities==
	''~~A rather~~ incomplete list of the ~~know~~ gods of Djelibeybi''		''An incomplete list of the known gods of Djelibeybi:''

	===Supreme Gods===		===Supreme Gods===

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	''A rather incomplete list of the know gods of Djelibeybi''		''A rather incomplete list of the know gods of Djelibeybi''

	==Supreme Gods==		===Supreme Gods===
	''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme'''		''The Djelibeybatian pantheon has nine Supreme Gods who all appear to be equally Supreme'''
	*[[Net]]		*[[Net]]
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	*[[Sot]]		*[[Sot]]

	==Supreme Gods of the Afterlife==		===Supreme Gods of the Afterlife===
	''There are also at least four Supreme Gods of the [[Netherworld\|Djelibeybatian version of the afterlife]]''		''There are also at least four Supreme Gods of the [[Netherworld\|Djelibeybatian version of the afterlife]]''
	*[[Orexis-Nupt]]		*[[Orexis-Nupt]]
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	*[[Syncope]]		*[[Syncope]]

	==Other Gods==		===Other Gods===
	*[[Bast]] - God of cats		*[[Bast]] - God of cats
	*[[Bunu]] - God of goats		*[[Bunu]] - God of goats

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	{{Nation Data		{{Nation Data
	\|title= Djelibeybi		\|title= Djelibeybi
	\|picture=		\|picture=Blank.jpg\|
	\|~~establised~~=		\|established=ca 7000 years ago
	\|motto=		\|motto=

	\|neighbours= [[Tsort]] and [[Ephebe]]		\|neighbours= [[Tsort]] and [[Ephebe]]
	\|features=The river [[djel]]		\|features=The river [[djel]]

	\|population=		\|population= closely packed
	\|size= 300 square miles.		\|size= 300 square miles.
	\|government= Monarchy		\|capital=(recently) New Djeli
			\|government= Monarchy (Queen Ptraci}

	\|notablecitizens= [[Dios]]		\|notablecitizens= [[Dios]]

	\|imports=		\|imports=Plumbing fixtures, other technology
	\|exports=		\|exports=Crocodile leather goods, pickles and preserves

	\|anthem=		\|anthem=

	\|books= {{P}}, {{CDA}}		\|books= {{P}}, {{CDA}}

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	\|books= {{P}}		\|books= {{P}}, {{CDA}}
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	After [[Dios]] is removed from the loop, or rather, Djelibeybi is removed from the loop in time within which Dios remains inextricably caught up, the country is now on the road to financial solvency and new prosperity under the guiding hand of Queen [[Ptraci]] I, a former handmaid who has come into her own since her parentage was revealed, and who has some good ideas for the future.		After [[Dios]] is removed from the loop, or rather, Djelibeybi is removed from the loop in time within which Dios remains inextricably caught up, the country is now on the road to financial solvency and new prosperity under the guiding hand of Queen [[Ptraci]] I, a former handmaid who has come into her own since her parentage was revealed, and who has some good ideas for the future.

	Main setting for the novel {{p}}. Djelibeybi also is among the forces that set out to defeat [[Omnia]] once and for all, in {{SG}}. The name literally translates to "Child of Djel".		Main setting for the novel {{p}}. Djelibeybi also is among the forces that set out to defeat [[Omnia]] once and for all, in {{SG}}. The name literally translates to "Child of Djel". According to the local calendar, which is likely to differ from the [[Discworld calendar\|consensus calendar]], the events of ''Pyramids'' took place in the Century of the Cobra.

	==Deities==		==Deities==