Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bennu bird (bnw) |
Mythological bird (see Bestiary) |
| Bes, Bisu |
Dwarf god |
| Biridiya |
Ruler of Megiddo, contemporary of Akhenaten |
| Book of the Dead |
Better The Book of Going Forth by Day. A collection of magical writings placed in tombs since the New Kingdom with the intention of helping the deceased in the after-life. |
| Burnaburiash |
Kassite king of Babylonia, contemporary of Akhenaten |
| Byblos (Greek), Gebal, Gubla, Kubna (Egy |
City in Lebanon, important to Egyptian trade |
| byssus |
fr. Greek bussos, fine linen |
| Cambyses, Kambyses |
Persian king, conqueror of Egypt, founder of the 27th dynasty |
| Canaan |
Today's Israel and southern Lebanon, above all the coastal region |
| Canobic, Heracleotic (from Latin, Greek) |
The westernmost arm of the Nile, after the city of Canobus (Canopus) |
| Canopic jars (from Latin, Greek) |
Vessels containing the inner organs of the deceased, generally four, in the form of the sons of Horus (from Canopus, see above) |
| Cartonnage (French) |
Expression used by Egyptologists for the masks and coffins made of cardboard like materials. |
| Cartouche (French) |
The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by an oval band denoting eternity |
| Cataract (from Greek kataraktes down-rus |
Rapids, waterfall. The first Nile cataract was Egypt's southern border |
| Chadouf (Arabic) |
Contraption for raising water manually |