The Serpent's Shadow

GLOSSARY

Drowah “Boundary”

Fah “Release”

Ha-di “Destroy”

Hapi, u-ha ey pwah “Hapi, arise and attack”

Ha-tep “Be at peace”

Ha-wi “Strike”

Hi-nehm “Join together”

Isfet “Chaos”

Ma’at “Restore order”

Maw “Water”

Med-wah “Speak”

N’dah “Protect”

Sa-hei “Bring down”

Se-kebeb “Make cold”

Tas “Bind”

Ankh: a hieroglyphic symbol for life

Ba: one of the five parts of the soul: the personality

Barque: the pharaoh’s boat

Canopic jar: vessel used to store mummy’s organs

Criosphinx: a creature with a body of a lion and head of a ram

Duat: magical realm that coexists with our world

Hieroglyphics: the writing system of Ancient Egypt, which used symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds

Ib: one of the five parts of the soul: the heart

Isfet: the symbol for total Chaos

Ka: one of the five parts of the soul: the life force

Khopesh: a sword with a hook-shaped blade

Ma’at: order of the universe

Netjeri blade: a knife made from meteoric iron for the opening of the mouth in a ceremony

Per Ankh: the House of Life

Pharaoh: a ruler of Ancient Egypt

Rekhet: healer

Ren: one of the five parts of the soul: the secret name; identity

Sarcophagus: a stone coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions

Sau: a charm maker

Scarab: beetle

Shabti: a magical figurine made out of clay

Shen: eternal; eternity

Sheut: one of the five parts of the soul: the shadow; can also mean statue

Sistrum: bronze noisemaker

Tjesu heru: a snake with two heads—one on its tail—and dragon legs

Tyet: the symbol of Isis

Was: power; staff