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Reshafim - Ancient mythology terms Category: History and Culture > Ancient mythology Date & country: 16/01/2011, IS Words: 358

Montu, Mont
War god

Montuhotep
see Mentuhotep

Mut
1) Mother goddess, often equated with Isis 2) Deceased with often malicious intentions

Nagada, Naqada
Settlement 30 km northwest of Thebes. Name for predynastic periods from 3550 to 2600 BCE

Naharin, Naharina
Region in Syria or Lebanon, at times identified with Aram Naharaim, the region between western Tigris and the Euphrates, at others with the region between the Litani and the Orontes.

Naos (Greek naos, temple)
The sanctuary with the divine statues

Narmer
King, thought by many to be the uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt

Naucratis, Naukratis (Greek)
Ionian city in the Delta

Nebamen, Nebamon, Nebamun
Chief of police in western Thebes under Thutmose IV and Amenhoteop III Superintendent of the grain stores under Thutmose III (cf. Abbott papyrus)

Nebwawi
High Priest of Osiris under Thutmose III (Inscription)

Necho, Neco, Necos, Nekhau
Two pharaohs of the Late Dynastic Period, 26th dynasty

Necropolis (Greek)
Greek lit. City of the dead, cemetery

Nefer (nfr)
Amulet made of gold, good luck charm

Neferkare, Pepi II, Pepy II
Old Kingdom pharaoh, 6th dynasty

Nefertari, Nefertari-Mery-Mut
Main wife of Ramses II

Nefertiti, Nefertete, Nofretete
Wife of Akhenaten

Neferty
Prophet

Neheh (nHH)
Eternity, perpetual renewal of cycles, as opposed to djet

Nehes
see Nubia

Nekhakha (nxx)
see flagellum

Nekhbet
Goddess of Upper Egypt represented in the form of a vulture

Nekhekh (nxx)
see flagellum

Nekhen, Hierakonpolis
Ancient southern capital

Nephthys, Nepthys, Nebt-Het
Goddess, wife of Seth

Neshmet (nSm.t)
The barque of Osiris

Nilometer
Place, generally with column, where the height of the Nile could be measured

Nitocris, Nitokris
daughter of Psammetic I, 26th dynasty, Wife of the God Amen

NK
New Kingdom

Nomarch (Greek)
Ruler of a nome

Nome (from Greek nomos division)
Administrative region

Nub (nb)
Gold

Nubia, Wawat
Region above the first cataract, occupied by Egypt during the 2nd Millennium BCE

Nun
Primordial god of water and fertility, depicted as a green or blue man

Nut
Goddess of the sky

Obol
Greek coin, one sixth of a drachma, divided into 8 chalkoi

Oipe (jp.t)
Measure of capacity, 4 heqat, about 20 litres (NK to Roman times)

OK
Old Kingdom

On, Heliopolis (Greek)
Main temple of the sun god Re

Opening of the Mouth
ceremony performed for a deceased person

Osiris, Asr, Ausar
God of Duat, consort of Isis. Equated with the Greek Dionysos

Ostracon, Ostrakon (Greek)
a pottery sherd used for writing or sketching on, plural ostraka

Pabi
Ruler of Lachish, contemporary of Akhenaten

Paramoné (Greek)
In the Hellenist culture the obligation of a freed slave to perform services for his former master

Pectoral (Latin)
Piece of jewellery covering upper chest

Pediese, Petiese, Pediaset
A number of Late Period priests, cf. The Petition of Pediese

Peleset
One of the Sea Peoples, the Philistines, settled in Canaan

Pelusiac, Pelusian (from Greek)
The easternmost arm of the Nile, named after the town Pelusium

Peret, Pert, Proit (pr.t)
Season of Growth, from mid November to mid March in Ptolemaic times

Pesesh-kaf (psS-kf)
Ceremonial instrument used in the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony

Phoenix (Greek), Bennu bird
Mythological bird (see Bestiary)

Piankhi, Piye
Pharaoh of the Late Dynastic Period, 25th dynasty

Pre-dynastic, predynastic
Prehistoric period, 5500 to 3050 BCE

Prehirwonnef
Son of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari, served in the army

Pronaos (from Greek)
Room leading to the naos

Prophet (from Greek)
Hm nTr, lit. servant of the god, Head priest

Proto-dynastic, protodynastic
Period 3200 to 3050, also called Late Gerzean

Pseudoepigrapha (Greek)
Writings of a later date than purported, often attributed to an ancient authority like a pharaoh

Pshent
the double crown of the united Egypt

Ptach, Ptah
Creator god, Hephaestos to the Greeks

Ptahhotep
vizier under Djedkare (5th dynasty), putative author of instructions of wisdom

Punt
Apparently a region in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia and/or southern Arabia. At times identified with God's Land.

Pylon
Massive structure at the entrance of a temple complex

Pyramid texts
Texts written inside pyramids concerning the afterlife of the deceased

Pyramidion (from Greek)
Capstone of a pyramid

Qa'a
Last pharaoh of the first dynasty

Qa'a
High-roofed reception room in Egyptian houses (see The House of Djehutinefer )

Qadesh
see Kadesh

Qebehsenuef, Kebhsenuf etc
One of the four sons of Horus

Qenbet (qnb.t)
Judicial court

Qoseir, Quseir
Port on the Red Sea coast

Ra
see Re

Re, Ra
Sun god, Helios to the Greeks, with the cult centre at Heliopolis

Red crown
Deshret (dSr.t), the crown of Lower Egypt

Rekhmire
Mayor and vizier under Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, famous tomb (Regulation laid upon the vizier)

Rensi
Governor, possibly fictional, mentioned in the story of the Eloquent Peasant

Retenu, Rezenu
The region occupied today by Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel

Rib-Addi
Ruler of Byblos, contemporary of Akhenaten

Rosetau, Rasetjau
Place in the Afterlife, the Underworld, realm of Sokar

Sabgu
The planet Mercury

Sah (sAH)
The constellation of Orion, associated with Osiris

Sakkara, Saqqara
Burial ground near Memphis

Sau
Apotropaic amulet

Sebakhin, Sebbakhin (Arabic)
Decayed mud brick used as fertilizer by modern fellahin

Sechmet, Sekhmet
Goddess of love and protection, cf. Hathor

Sed Festival, Heb Sed (Hb-sd)
Celebration of the 30th anniversary of a pharaoh's rule, sometimes celebrated after a shorter time period

Senet (zn.t)
Board game

Senmut, Senemut
Minister and favourite of Queen Hatshepsut

Serdab (cellar in Arabic)
Old Kingdom underground funerary chapel with a statue of the deceased, contains small openings possibly to enable the ka to participate in the prayers and sacrifices.

Serekh (srx)
Written symbol of kingship in the shape of a palace (see the Narmer Palette)

Serpopards (from Greek)
Long-necked chimaera of Mesopotamian origin

Seshat
Goddess, her name means 'female scribe'. Perhaps a form of Nephthys

Set, Seth
God of chaos, brother of Osiris

Setau
Viceroy of Kush under Ramses II

Setchat, stat (sTAt)
Square measure, 100 cubits squared, 2500 sqm; Greek aroura

Setep (stp)
Ceremonial instrument used in the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony

Shawabti (Swb.tj)
see shabti

Shechem, Shekhem, Sichem (Semitic)
Town in Canaan (Palestine)

Shemu, Shammu, Shamu (Smw)
The season of harvest, mid March to mid July in Ptolemaic times

Shena (Sna)
see seniu

Shepseskaf
King (4th dynasty), son of Menkaure