dictionary of ancient egypt
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Dictionary of
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A symbol of ‘eternal life
ankh
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archeologist A person who looks for and studies artifacts from long ago.
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artifact something e.g. a pot, tool, statue - that tells us about the past.
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Canopic jars Vessels containing the inner organs of the deceased, generally four, in the form of the sons of Horus .
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cartouche The name of a pharaoh in hieroglyphs surrounded by an oval band.
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Chariot A two wheeled horse drawn vehicle.
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Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs wore a crown or a head-cloth. The most important of these was the double crown it meant the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
crown
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A unit of measure1) Short cubit: 6 hands = 24 fingers;
2) Royal cubit : 7 hands = 28 fingers - 52.3 cm
cubit
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A picture of the eye of the very important god Horus . A symbol of protection and truth.
Eye of Horus
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Gods & Goddesses
Anubis God of the Dead has the head of a jackal
Bastet cat headed
Goddess of the homea gentle protective goddess
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Gods & Goddesses
Horus falcon headed god looked after the pharaohs
Isis wife of Osiris
Goddess of women and childrenS Westwood 2010
Osiris God of death and rebirth, the underworld and the Earth.
RaRa was the sun godMan with hawk head and headdress with a sun disk .
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a way of writing that uses pictures to show words or sounds.
hieroglyphics-
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An English archeologist who worked in Egypt looking for artifacts. Howard Carter and Lord Caenarvon discovered Tutankamen ‘s tomb on November 4th 1922.
Howard Carter
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Karnak A city of temples near the ancient city of Thebes. Thebes is now called Luxor.
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Memphis
Old Kingdom capital of Egypt (near Cairo).
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mummification - Ancient Egyptian method of preserving dead bodies.
mummy
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The river that runs through the middle of Egypt.
Nile
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Marks on river side rocks that recorded the height of the Nile flood each year but the most important ones were at Elephantine Island.
Nilometer
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Pharaoh
Name for the King of Egypt. It means “Great House” or “Palace”.
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Queens of Egypt Ancient Egypt had some very powerful queens.
Cleopatra Queen of Egypt in 51 BC. Later ruled with her brothers Ptolemy X111 and Ptolemy X1V.
HatshepsutQueen of Egypt from about 1473 – 1458 BC.
Nefertiti Queen of Pharaoh Akhenaten 1352- 1336 BC.
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Rameses ,Ramesis, Ramesses, Ramses Ramsis These were the names of
Pharaohs who reigned during the New Kingdom, 19th and 20th
dynasty.
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A structure containing the burial rooms of pharaohs.
pyramid
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a stone coffin
sarcophagus
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Sacred Egyptian symbol of a beetle. It was a protector of written products
scarab
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A race game played in Ancient Egypt. The original rules are still unknown though boards and playing pieces have been found.
Senet
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An important city on the Nile.
Thebes
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It means “the one who answers”. The ushabti is small statue , sometimes in the form of a mummy, that was placed in a tomb.
Ushabti
They were thought to take care of or do work for the mummy in their afterlife.
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Valley of the Kings .
The valley on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor with ancient tombs that once contained mummies and valuables
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Close to the Valley of the Kings. Burial tombs of ancient Queens.
Valley of the Queens
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