Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ba (bA) |
The "soul" Spiritual force such as an anonymous divinity Manifestation of a god The king's power to rule The eternal forces of a human, depicted in tombs as a bird with a human head. |
| Ba'ah, Seba-djai |
The planet Venus |
| Badarian |
Early pre-dynastic period, 3800 to 3500 BCE, also Fayum A or Merimda |
| Bai, Bay |
Chancellor of Ramses Siptah, 19th dynasty |
| Bakare |
Listed in the Turin King list as successor of Khafre |
| Bakenkhons, Bakenkhonsu, Bekenkhonsu |
High Priest of Amen under Ramses II, possibly father of Nefertari, member of the Amenemope clan, block statue |
| Bast, Bastet, Ubasti, Pasht |
Goddess of the home, Artemis to the Greeks. Her cultural centre was at Bubastis |
| Bat |
Goddess with the form of a cow, from the Middle Kingdom on merged with Hathor |
| Bau |
Messenger or appearance of a deity |
| Benben |
1) The first land to rise from the primordial waters. 2) Pyramid shaped sacred stone at Heliopolis |
| 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 |