Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
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| Ikhernofret |
Chancellor under Senusret III, (Stela) |
| Imhotep |
High official under of Djoser (3rd dynasty), later deified. |
| Intef, Antef, Inyotef |
Pharaohs of the 11th dynasty |
| IP |
Intermediary Period |
| 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 |
| Isfet |
disorder, chaos, opposed to Maat |
| Isis, Auset, Aset, Ast |
Goddess of fertility and nature, consort of Osiris. Identified with Demeter and Aphrodite |
| Iteru (jtrw) |
1) River-unit, measure of length, 20000 cubits, ca. 10 km, Greek skhoine 2) ca. 2km according to Breasted 3) River, Nile |
| Ithyphallic (from Greek ithuphallicos) |
Having an erect penis, a sign of fertility (depictions of ba-birds, Osiris, Min or Amen, etc) |
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