Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 425 entries in this glossary.K
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ka |
Immortal part of a being, but needing nourishment, coming into existence together with the being: the "life force", continuity of existence. Cf. Body and Soul. To go to his ka: to die |
| Kadashman Enlil |
King of Babylon, contemporary of Amenhotep III |
| Kadesh, Kedesh, Qadesh |
Fortified town in Retenu, site of famous battle |
| Kagemni |
1) Vizier under Snefru, author of the Instructions of Kagemni; 2) Vizier under Teti (6th dynasty) with famous mastaba |
| Kahun, Lahun, Illahun (Arabic) |
Middle Kingdom planned town near the site of Hotep Senusret |
| Kambyses |
Persian king, conqueror of Egypt, founder of the 27th dynasty |
| Kamutef |
Name of the ithyphallic, self-created Amen and Min |
| Kanofer |
Architect under Khasekhemwy (2nd dynasty), speculatively Imhotep's father |
| Karnak, Al Karnak (Arabic) |
modern village, occupying the northern half of pharaonic Thebes, Ipet isut, the site of many ancient temples |
| Kawab |
Son of Khufu (4th dynasty) |
| Keftiu |
described as a place in the midst of the Great Green, i.e. the Mediterranean, possibly Crete, sometimes identified with Cyprus or with the whole of the Aegean |
| Kemet (km.t) |
The black (land) The fertile soil of the Nile flood plain Egypt which is also called the Two Lands |
| Kenbet (qnb.t) |
Judicial commission or court |
| Kezweden, Kizzuwadna |
Hurrian vassal state of the Hittites in southern Anatolia |
| Khaemwaset |
Son of Ramses II, high priest of Ptah |