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| Term | Definition |
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| Prophet (from Greek) |
Hm nTr, lit. servant of the god, Head priest |
| Proto-dynastic, protodynastic |
Period 3200 to 3050, also called Late Gerzean |
| Pseudoepigrapha (Greek) |
Writings of a later date than purported, often attributed to an ancient authority like a pharaoh |
| Pshent |
the double crown of the united Egypt |
| Ptach, Ptah |
Creator god, Hephaestos to the Greeks |
| Ptahhotep |
vizier under Djedkare (5th dynasty), putative author of instructions of wisdom |
| Punt |
Apparently a region in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia and/or southern Arabia. At times identified with God's Land. |
| Pylon |
Massive structure at the entrance of a temple complex |
| Pyramid texts |
Texts written inside pyramids concerning the afterlife of the deceased |
| Pyramidion (from Greek) |
Capstone of a pyramid |
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