Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 425 entries in this glossary.C
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Chafre, Chefren |
Old Kingdom Pharaoh, 4th dynasty |
| Chamudi |
Hyksos king |
| Cheops, Chufu |
Old Kingdom Pharaoh, 4th dynasty |
| Choachyte |
Greek for Egyptian wAH mw, lit. Dispenser of water, Priest in charge of the cult of the dead who, for a fee, carried out the role of undertaker |
| Chons, Chonsu |
1) Moon God, son of Amen and Mut, his main temple was at Karnak; 2) Called To: First prophet of Menkheperra under Ramses II |
| Chthonic (Greek) |
from the earth. Chthonic deities: Sepa, Heqet etc |
| Cippus (Latin) |
Pointed rectangular pillar, in Egyptology: stela showing Horus triumphing over dangerous beasts |