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| Term | Definition |
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| Early dynastic |
Historic period, 3050 to 2600 BCE, also called Naqada IIIA1 to IIIC1 |
| Echnaton |
Amenhotep IV, a New Kingdom pharaoh, 18th dynasty |
| El Amarna, Al Amarna (Arabic), Akhetaten |
Capital of Egypt under Akhenaten, 18th dynasty |
| Electrum (from Greek) |
A gold and silver alloy, used for covering the tips of obelisks |
| Encaustic (from Greek) |
paint based on wax |
| Ennead (from Greek enneas, nine) |
A group of nine deities, such as the Ennead of Heliopolis All the gods of a locality |
| Execration texts |
Tablets containing curses against (state) enemies |
| Eye of Re |
Hathor, daughter of the Sun god Re, was goddess of the sky and of love, mirth, and beauty. But, as so much else in Egyptian mythology, relationships and functions of the deities are not always clear-cut |
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