Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hah |
Personification of eternity, props up the heavens |
| Hamamat, Hammamat |
Wadi connecting the Nile valley to the Red Sea near Thebes |
| Hannu |
Steward and overseer of herds, 11th dynasty |
| Hapi, Hapy |
1) God of the Nile; 2) One of the Four Sons of Horus |
| Hapiru, Apiru, Habiru |
Nomadic asiatics of the 2nd millennium BCE, often considered outlaws. Used to be wrongly identified with the Hebrews |
| Harakhte |
Sun god, Helios to the Greeks, with the cult centre at Heliopolis |
| Harem (Arabic), Egyptian ipet |
institution run by the pharaoh's first wife for the benefit of the pharaoh's wives and female relatives, not to be confounded with the muslim harem of later times |
| Haremhab |
New Kingdom general and pharaoh, 18th dynasty |
| Hathor |
Goddess of sky, love, mirth, beauty and fertility |
| Hatshepsut, Hatshepsowe |
Female pharaoh, 18th dynasty |
| Hatti, Kheta |
Anatolian nation, in conflict with the Egyptians during the New Kingdom |
| Heb Sed (Hb-sd) |
festival (Hb) celebrated after 30 years of rule or more frequently. Its precise purpose is unknown, but is supposed to have to do with the pharaoh's rejuvenation. |
| Hedjet, nefer-hedjet (nfr-D.t) |
the white crown of Upper Egypt |
| Heka (HkA) |
Magic |
| Heka-khase (HqA-xAsw.t ) |
The Heqa-khasut, wrongly translated as Shepherd Kings, an Asiatic people, founded a kingdom in Northern Egypt, 15th and 16th dynasties |