Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
Total Questions |
File Name |
Egyptian Studies |
14th February 2009 |
Elvis |
USA |
117 |
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Aamu |
Egyptian term for the inhabitants of southern Palestine. They made periodic incursions into the Delta, and at some periods, lived as slaves in Egypt |
Abydene Symbol |
Cult-image of Osiris in which the god's spirit could reside. It's original meaning is obscure, but it may have represented a stylized head and wig |
Akh |
An invisible power or spirit which could be used to enhance the abilities of gods and men; represented by the hieroglyphs of a tufted ibis |
Amratian |
A stage of the predynastic cultures, named after the modern village of el-Amra |
Anthropomorphisation |
A process by which animal gods acquired human or part-human physical characteristics |
Asiatics |
Traditional northern enemies of Egypt; a collective term for peoples from Syria/ Palestine and those who live on Egypt's north-eastern borders |
Ba |
The soul, represented with a human head and a bird body |
BCE |
An abbreviation that means 'Before the Common Era'. It has largely replaced the use of 'BC'. ('Before Christ') although this is still found in many publications |
Beduin |
Nomadic people who periodically harassed Egypt's north-eastern border |
Benben |
Cult symbol of the sun-god at Heliopolis, a squat stone obelisk topped by a pyramidion |
Bennu-bird |
Divine bird that alighted on the Benben Stone; later described as the phoenix |
Boat Burials |
Burial pits associated with some tombs and pyramids which once housed or still contain the remains of wooden' barques. These were possibly intended for sailing around the celestial heaven |
Busirite Symbol |
(Djed-pillar) Symbol of Osiris, sometimes believed to represent the god's backbone, it came to mean resurrection and stability |