Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aah, Iah |
Moon sacred to Osiris, Djehuty (Thoth) and Khonsu |
| Abdu Heba |
Ruler of Jerusalem, contemporary of Akhenaten |
| Achenaten, Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Akhnate |
Amenhotep IV, a New Kingdom pharaoh, 18th dynasty |
| Achotep, Ahhotep, Ahotep |
Apparently two queens, although it has been suggested that there may have been just one: 1) Queen, daughter of Tao I, sister/wife of Tao II Sekenenre 2) Queen, possibly wife of Kamose |
| Aegis (Greek) |
Ornamental collar, menat |
| Ahmose, Amasis |
1) Two pharaohs - Ahmose I 18th dynasty and Ahmose II, 26th dynasty; 2) Ahmose-Nefertiri, Queen of the 18th Dynasty; 3) Ahmose Son of Ebana, admiral under king Ahmose I (Autobiography) 4) Ahmose Pen-nekhbet, high official under Ahmose I (Autobiography) |
| Akh (Ax) |
at times translated as 'soul', cf. Body and Soul Akhu, akhet (Ax.t): The blessed dead, ancestors |
| Akhet (Ax.t [1]), Shait |
Season of inundation, from mid-July to mid-November in Ptolemaic times |
| Akhetaten, Al Amarna, El Amarna |
Capital of Akhenaten, 18th dynasty |
| Akhtoy, Kheti |
Alashia, Alasyia Probably Cyprus |
| Amen, Ammon, Amon, Amun, Amoun, Amun-Re |
Main God during the New Kingdom, identified with Zeus by the Greeks |
| Amenemhab, Amenemheb |
War companion of Thutmose III (Amenemhab's Biography) |
| Amenemhet, Amenemhat |
Four pharaohs of the 12th dynasty |
| Amenemope, Amenemopet |
1) Family of high New Kingdom officials; 2) Vice-roy of Kush under Seti I; 3) Vizier under Amenhotep II |
| Amenhotep |
1) 4 New Kingdom pharaohs, 18th dynasty, often called by the (incorrect) Greek form Amenophis; 2) Son of Hapu, scribe, favourite of Amenhotep III (Autobiographical inscription) |