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Glossary of Egyptology
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Aah, Iah
Abdu Heba
Abtu
Achenaten, Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Akhnaten, Akhnaton
Aegis (Greek)
Aker
Akh
Akhet
Akhet (Ax.t [1]), Shait
Akhetaten, Al Amarna, El Amarna
Amarna
Amen, Ammon, Amon, Amun, Amoun, Amun-Re or Amen-Re
Amenemhab, Amenemheb
Amenemhet, Amenemhat
Amenemope, Amenemopet
Amenhotep
Amenirdis
Amenmes
Amenmose
Amenophis
Amenta
Amenti
Ammit, Ammut
Ammut
Amorites, Amurru
Amratian
Amulet
Amulet
Amulet
Amulet
Amun
Anch, ankh (anx)
Anchesenamen
Anchnesmerire, Ankhnesmeryre
Anhuret, Anhur, Onuris
Ankh
Ankh
Ankh
Ankhmahor
Ankhtifi
Anrosphinx
Antef
Antefoker
Anthropoid
Anthropoid
Anubis
Anubis, Anpu
Anubis, Anpu, Khenty-Imentiu, Hermanubis
Apep
Apepi
Aphrodite
Apis bull
Apis, Serapis, Osiris-Apis
Apophis, Apopis, Apep
Apotropaic (from Greek)
Aquert
Artaba (Persian)
Artaxerxes
Arura, aroura (Greek)
Aser, Asr, Ausas
Aset, Ast, Auset
Ashur-Uballit
Atef
Atef crown
Aten
Aten, Aton
Avaris, Awaris
Ba
Ba
Ba'ah, Seba-djai
Badarian
Bai, Bay
Bakare
Bakenkhons, Bakenkhonsu, Bekenkhonsu
Bakhu
Barque
Barque shrine
Bast, Bastet, Ubasti, Pasht
Bastet
Bat
Bau
Benben
Benben
Benben Stone
Bennu
Bennu bird (bnw)
Bes, Bisu
Biridiya
Birth house
Blue Crown
Book of the Dead
Book of the dead
Book of the Dead
Burnaburiash
Byblos (Greek), Gebal, Gubla, Kubna (Egyptian)
byssus
Cambyses, Kambyses
Canaan
Canobic, Heracleotic (from Latin, Greek)
Canopic jar
Canopic jars
Canopic Jars
Canopic jars (from Latin, Greek)
Cartonnage
Cartonnage
Cartonnage (French)
Cartouche
Cartouche
Cartouche (French)
Cataract (from Greek kataraktes down-rushing)
Cenotaph
Cenotaph
Chadouf (Arabic)
Chafre, Chefren
Chamudi
Cheops, Chufu
Choachyte
Chons, Chonsu
Chthonic (Greek)
Cippus (Latin)
Coffin
Coffin Texts
Coffin texts
Colossus
Coptic
Corbel (from Latin)
Corvée (French)
Cosmetic palette
Criosphinx
Crook
Crook, heka
Darius
Decans (from Latin decem, ten)
Delta
Demotic
Demotic (Greek)
Demurrage
Dendarah, Denderah
Deshret
Dionysos
Divine adoratrice
Djahi, Zahi
Djed column
Djed pillar, djet pillar (Dd)
Djehuti, Thoth
Djet (Dt)
Djew
Djoser, Zoser
Double Crown
Drachma
Dromos
Duat
Duat (dwA.t)
Dynasty
Dynasty (from Greek)
Early dynastic
Echnaton
Egyptologist
El Amarna, Al Amarna (Arabic), Akhetaten
Electrum
Electrum (from Greek)
Encaustic (from Greek)
Ennead
Ennead
Ennead (from Greek enneas, nine)
Execration texts
Eye of Re
Faience
Faience
Faience
Faience (from French, after the Italian town of Faenza)
Faiyoum, Faiyum, Fayoum, Fayum, Fayyoum, Fayyum
False door
False door
Fecundity figure
Fetish
FIP
Flagellum
Flail
Flail, flagellum (from Latin flagrum, scourge), nekhekh, nekhakha
Flame
Funerary cones
Funerary offerings
Geb
Geb, Keb
Gebal, Gubla
Gerzean
Gesso (Italian)
God's Father
God's Land, Egyptian tA nTr (Ta netjer)
Great Green (literal translation of wAD-wr )
Griffin
Hah
Hamamat, Hammamat
Hannu
Hapi
Hapi, Hapy
Hapiru, Apiru, Habiru
Harakhte
Harem (Arabic), Egyptian ipet
Haremhab
Hathor
Hathor
Hatshepsut, Hatshepsowe
Hatti, Kheta
Headrest
Heb Sed (Hb-sd)
Hedjet
Hedjet, nefer-hedjet (nfr-D.t)
Heka (HkA)
Heka-khase (HqA-xAsw.t )
Hekat, Heket
Heliopolis, On
Hemaka
Henenu, Hannu, Henu
Henku
Hephaestos, Hephaistos
Hepu
Hepuseneb
Heqa (HqA.t)
Heqat (HqA.t)
Heqat, Heqet, Hekt, Hekat, Heket (Hq.t)
Her-ka-pet
Hermanubis, Anpu, Khenty-Imentiu
Heru
Heru-deshret
Her-wepes-tawy
Heseb (Hsb)
Hesire
Hieracosphinx
Hierakonpolis (Greek), Nekhen
Hieratic
Hieratic
Hieratic (from Greek hieratikos, priest)
Hieroglyph
Hieroglyphics (from Greek hierogluphicos, sacred writing
Hieroglyphs
High priest
Hin (hnw)
Hittites
Hor
Horbaf
Hordjedef, Djedefhor
Horemheb
Horus
Horus name
Horus name
Horus, Hor, Heru, Hru
Hotep Senusret (Kahun)
House of Life
Hyksos
Hypostyle
Hypostyle hall
Ibu
Ieb
Ikhernofret
Imhotep
Intef, Antef, Inyotef
Inundation
IP
Ipet
Isfet
Isis
Isis, Auset, Aset, Ast
Iteru (jtrw)
Ithyphallic
Ithyphallic (from Greek ithuphallicos)
Judgment of the Dead
Justified
Ka
Ka
Ka
Kadashman Enlil
Kadesh, Kedesh, Qadesh
Kagemni
Kahun, Lahun, Illahun (Arabic)
Kambyses
Kamutef
Kanofer
Karnak, Al Karnak (Arabic)
Kawab
Keftiu
Kemet (km.t)
Kenbet (qnb.t)
Kezweden, Kizzuwadna
Khaemwaset
Khafre, Chafre, Chefren
Khamudi, Chamudi, Apepi II
Khar (XAr)
Kheker sign (Xkr)
Khekheperre-sonbu
Khentamenti, Khenty-Imentiu, Chontamenti
Kheops
Khepresh
Khepresh, Kheperesh (xprS)
Khepri
Khet
Khet (xt), khet-en-nu
Kheta
Kheti, Akhtoy
Khnum
Khnumhotep, Khnumhotpe
Khons, Khonsu
Khu
Khufu, Cheops
Kiosk (from French kiosque, Turkish kösk)
Kit, kite, qite, (qd.t)
Kohl
Kohl (fom Arabic kuhl )
Kubna, Gepen
Kush, Kash
KV
L.P.H.
Labayu
Lector priest
Lector priest
Lesonis
Libu, Ribu
Lotus
Lower Egypt
LP
Luxor (Arabic el Uksor)
Ma
Maa-kheru (mAa-xrw )
Maat
Maat, Ma'at, Mayet (maA.t)
Mafdet
Mammisi
Mammisi (Coptic)
Manu
Mastaba
Mastaba
Mastaba (Arabic mastaba, bench)
Maziqda
Medjay
Megiddo
Meh-ta (mH-tA)
Memphis (Greek), Mennefer, Mof
Men, Menes, Min
Menat
Menat
Menat (mnj.t)
Menhed
Menkaure, Mykerinos
Menkheperreseneb
Mentuhotep, Montuhotep
Mereruka
Meryre, Pepi I, Pepy I
Meryt-Amen
Meshwesh (mSwS), Ma
Meskhenet
Metjen
Microlith
Min
Min
Mistress of the house
Mitanni
MK
Moeris, Moiris
Montu, Mont
Montuhotep
Mortuary
Mortuary cult
Mortuary priest
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mut
Mut
Nagada, Naqada
Naharin, Naharina
Naos
Naos
Naos (Greek naos, temple)
Narmer
Natron
Natron
Natron (from Spanish, originally Greek)
Naucratis, Naukratis (Greek)
Nebamen, Nebamon, Nebamun
Nebu
Nebwawi
Necho, Neco, Necos, Nekhau
Necropolis
Necropolis
Necropolis (Greek)
Nefer (nfr)
Neferkare, Pepi II, Pepy II
Nefertari, Nefertari-Mery-Mut
Nefertiti, Nefertete, Nofretete
Neferty
Neheh (nHH)
Nehes
Neith
Nekhakha (nxx)
Nekhbet
Nekhbet
Nekhekh (nxx)
Nekhen, Hierakonpolis
Nemes
Nemes
Nephthys
Nephthys, Nepthys, Nebt-Het
Neshmet (nSm.t)
Neter
Neter-khertet
Nilometer
Nilometer
Nilometer
Nitocris, Nitokris
NK
Nomarch
Nomarch (Greek)
Nome
Nome
Nome (from Greek nomos division)
Nu
Nub (nb)
Nubia, Wawat
Nun
Nut
Nut
Obelisk
Obelisk
Obol
Ogdoad
Ogdoad (from Latin, Greek for eight)
Oipe (jp.t)
OK
On, Heliopolis (Greek)
Opening of the Mouth
Opening of the mouth
Opet
Osirid pillar
Osiris
Osiris, Asr, Ausar
Ostracon
Ostracon
Ostracon
Ostracon, Ostrakon (Greek)
Pabi
Pantheon
Papyrus
Papyrus
Papyrus
Paramoné (Greek)
Paser
Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)
Pectoral (Latin)
Pediese, Petiese, Pediaset
Peleset
Pelusiac, Pelusian (from Greek)
Pepi
Per nefer
Peret, Pert, Proit (pr.t)
Pesesh-kaf (psS-kf)
Pet
Pharaoh
Pharaoh (via Greek and Hebrew (par'oh) from Egyptian pr-aA - 'Great House')
Phoenix (Greek), Bennu bird
Piankhi, Piye
Praenomen
Pre-dynastic, predynastic
Prehirwonnef
Pronaos
Pronaos (from Greek)
Prophet
Prophet (from Greek)
Propylon
Proto-dynastic, protodynastic
Psammetichos, Psammetic, Psamtek, Psamtik
Pseudoepigrapha (Greek)
Pshent
Pshent
Ptach, Ptah
Ptah
Ptahhotep
Punt
Pylon
Pylon
Pylon
Pyramid
Pyramid texts
Pyramid texts
Pyramidion
Pyramidion (from Greek)
Qa'a
Qa'a
Qadesh
Qebehsenuef, Kebhsenuf etc
Qenbet (qnb.t)
Qoseir, Quseir
Ra
Rameses
Re, Ra
Red crown
Red Crown
Red crown
Rekhmire
Rensi
Retenu, Rezenu
Rib-Addi
Rock-cut tomb
Rosetau, Rasetjau
Sa
Sabgu
Saff tomb
Sah (sAH)
Sakkara, Saqqara
Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus (Greek sarx + phagos, flesh eating)
Sau
Scarab
Sebakhin, Sebbakhin (Arabic)
Sechmet, Sekhmet
Sed festival
Sed Festival, Heb Sed (Hb-sd)
Sekhem
Sekhet-aanru
Sekhet-hetepet
Sekhmet
Senet (zn.t)
Seniu (sniw, until the New Kingdom Sna)
Senmut, Senemut
Senusert, Senusret, Senwosret, Sesostris
Sepat
Serdab (cellar in Arabic)
Serekh (srx)
Serpopards (from Greek)
Sesen
Seshat
Set amentet
Set, Seth
Setau
Setchat, stat (sTAt)
Setep (stp)
Seth
Shabti
Shabti
Shabti, Shawabti (?) (mainly New Kingdom), Ushabti (mainly Late Period)
Shaddoof, Shadoof, Shaduf, Shadouf (Arabic)
Shawabti
Shawabti (Swb.tj)
She
Shechem, Shekhem, Sichem (Semitic)
Shemu, Shammu, Shamu (Smw)
Shen
Shena (Sna)
Shepseskaf
Sheshonk, Sheshonq
Shu
Shuwardata
Sile
SIP
Sistrum
Sistrum
Sistrum
Sistrum, Seistron
Snefru, Sneferu, Snofru
Sobek
Solar boat, ~ ship, ~ barque
Sopdet (spd.t), Greek Sothis
Speos (Greek for 'cave')
Sphinx
Sphinx
Sphinx
Sphinx (Greek)
Stat (sTA.t)
Stater
Stela
Stela
Stela, stele (plural stelae or steles) (from Greek)
Ta (tA)
Tadu-heba, Tadukhipa
Talatat
Talatat
Talatat (from Arabic for three)
Talent
Tamilat
Tauret, Taweret, Tauwret
Taurt
Tefnut
Tehenu, Tehennu, Ta-Seti
Tehuti
Temenos (Greek)
Temple
Tet (tj.t),
Teti
Theban triad
Thebes, No, Waset, Wese
Thoth
Thoth, Thot, Toth, Tehuti, Djehuti
Thuthmose, Thutmose, Thutmosis, Tuthmosis
Tiet
TIP
Tiye
Triad (from Greek 'trias' for three)
TT
Tuat
Tumilat, Tamilat
Tushratta
Tutanchamen, Tutanchamun, Tutankhamen, Tutankhaten, Tutankhamun
Two lands
Tyet, Tet, The Blood of Isis, The Buckle of Isis
Uat. Uto
Ubasti
Udjat
Udjat, Wedjat (wAD.t)
Unas, Weni, Wenis
Underworld books
Uni
Upper Egypt
Upuaut, Wepwawet
Uraeus
Uraeus
Uraeus (from Greek, from Egyptian jAr.t )
Userkaf
Usertesen
Ushabti
Ushabti
Ushabti
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Queens
Vizier
Vizier (from Arabic wazeer)
Voussoir (French from Latin volsorium)
Wabet
Wadjet
Wadjet (wAD.t), also wedjat, uzat
Was scepter
Was sceptre (wAs)
Waset, Wese
Wawat
Wedjahorresnet
Wenamen, Wenamun, Wen-Amun, Wen-Amen, Wen-amen
Weni, Uni
Weni, Wenis
Wepwawet
White crown
White Crown
White crown
Winged disk
Xerxes
Yarsu
Yuya
Zaphnathpaaneah, Zaphnath-paaneah
Zaru, Thalu, Tjaru
Zodiac
Zoser
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