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GLOSSARY
CONCEPTS / ITEMS
Aamu – Asiatic(s)
Amphora – a ceramic container usually holding wine or other liquid
Apiru – Hebrew(s) or person/people of a low state or no homeland
Ba – a person’s personality; takes the form of a human-headed falcon after death
Bedu – Bedouin peoples of Arabia
Deben – the weight of measure equal to about 91 grams
Decan – week in Egypt (ten-day period); one month consists of three decans
Field of Reeds – the afterlife; Egyptian A’aru
“Gone to Re” – a form of the traditional phrase used to speak about someone’s death; also: journeyed west, became an Osiris, lives in the Field of Reeds
Hin – a jar measuring about half a liter
Headrest – a wooden crossbeam that held a fabric-wrapped sling or curved wooden piece for the neck while sleeping; Egyptian Urs
Hedjet – the white crown of the Upper
Hekat – a barrel measuring ten hin or about five liters
Hekka Khasut – Rulers from the hills; foreign rulers (Greek: Hyksos)
Ka – the spirit or life force of a person
Kap – royal nursery and school
Karkade – hibiscus tea
Khepresh – blue crown often worn in times of battle
King – Other titles include Living Horus, Given Life, Lord of the Two Lands, High Priest in Every Temple, Sun, Majesty, etc.
Kyphi – a rich and expensive perfume reserved for royal ceremonies or used as incense in the temples; Egyptian Kapet
Natron – clay and ash soap with a scent that scented bath water for cleansing
Nomarch – a governor-type official over an entire province (nome).
Nome – a province of Egypt
Pharaoh – the modern title for an ancient Egyptian king; Egyptian per-a-a (used as a title for Egypt’s King by the Levant kings during the latter part of the Eighteenth Dynasty)
Season – three seasons made up the 360-day calendar; each season had 120 days
Senet – an ancient board game
Shendyt – apron/skirt; a royal shendyt worn by Pharaoh was pleated and lined with gold
Sidelock – long lock of hair above the ear kept, despite a shaved head, to signify childhood; usually braided
Sistrum – a musical instrument of the percussion family, chiefly associated with ancient Iraq and Egypt
Steward – main person in charge of a noble’s estate or care of a royal; position held by a man or a literate woman
Susinum – a popular perfume based on lily, myrrh, cinnamon
Tasherit – the younger, junior
The Rising – name of a royal boat
Vizier – highest royal advisor to Pharaoh who oversaw state affairs
FOREIGN PEOPLE
Aata – Kushite Prince
Apepi – Aegyptus; Hyksos King; King of the Hekka Khasut
Khamudi – Lynceus; also called Apepi II; Hyksos King; King of the Hekka Khasut; successor to King Aegyptus
Hazael – King of the Bedu
GODS
Ammit – goddess and demoness; “Devourer of Hearts”
Amun – premiere god of Egypt in the Middle Kingdom
Amun-Re – the name given to show the duality of Amun and Re (the hidden god and the sun, respectively) to appease both priesthoods during the early part of the New Kingdom
Anhur – god of war; protector of the military
Anut – goddess of war; protector of the king in battle; defender of Re
Aten – sun-disc god of Egypt (referred to as “the Aten”); a minor aspect of the sun god Re
Bastet – cat goddess and protector of the home, women, women’s secrets, and children
Bes – god of childbirth and of dreams
Hathor – goddess of joy, women’s health, and childbirth, among other aspects of life; Egyptian Hut-Hor
Heh – god of eternity, time, and long life
Horus – the god of kings, protector of the king; Egyptian Heru
Isis – goddess of healing and magic; Egyptian Ahset or Auset
Khnum – god of the source of the Nile and molder of humans’ and gods’ bodies
Ma’at – goddess personifying order, balance, morals, and harmony
Nephthys – goddess of the dead and the night; Egyptian Nebet-Het
Osiris – god of the dead, resurrection, and life; Egyptian Auser
Ptah – god of creation, art, and fertility
Re – premiere god of Egypt in the Old Kingdom; the sun god; the New Kingdom Pharaohs began to associate with Amun rather than Re
Sekhmet – lioness goddess of war, plague, and destruction; transformed from Hathor
Set – god of the desert, chaos, and violence; the supreme god of the Hekka Khasut
Shu – god of the wind and air
Sobek – god of strength and power; crocodiles
Thoth – god of wisdom and writing; Egyptian Ḏḥwtj
MILITARY RANKS - ARMY
General – military officer; highest military rank
Commander – military officer; one rank below General
Commander of the Garrison – military officer; one rank below Commander
Troop Commander – military officer; two ranks below Commander
Captain of the Troop – military officer; one rank above Greatest of Two Hundred Fifty
Greatest of Two Hundred Fifty – second lowest ranking officer of Pharaoh’s Army
Greatest of Fifty - lowest ranking officer of Pharaoh’s Army
Soldier - lowest rank
MILITARY RANKS - FLEET
Admiral – naval officer; highest naval rank
Captain of the Fleet – naval officer; one rank below Admiral
Boat Captain - captain of a boat; one rank below Captain of the Fleet
Fleetsman – naval officer; lowest ranking officer of Pharaoh’s Fleet
MILITARY
Ahmose, son of Ebana – Ahmose-Ebana; Fleetsman; son of Baba and Ebana
Baba – Admiral, father of Ahmose-Ebana
Ketti – Medjay tutor to Ahmose and Sapair
Pennekhbet – General
Uahbra – Troop Commander
PEOPLE (OTHER)
Ebana – late wife of Baba
Kasmut – daughter of Pennekhbet; wife of Ahmose
Minmontu – Second Prophet of Amun
Mitry – royal scribe
Nebt – wife of Pennekhbet
Pahemred – First Prophet of Ptah
Senseneb – daughter of Baba; wife of Sapair
Si-Tayet – Viceroy of Kush
Tetinefer – Vizier to King Kamose and Ahmose
Thuty – First Prophet of Amun
PETS
Kit - royal cat
PLACES
Abu – the ancient name for the island of Elephantine, part of modern-day Aswan, located at the Nile’s first cataract
Buhen – a massive fortress located on the west bank of the Nile close to the Second Cataract
Dashret – Sea of the Red Land; the Lower Egyptian desert located between the Red Sea and the Nile
Goshen – Hebrew name for the Eastern Nile Delta
Great Sea – Mediterranean Sea
Hardai – (also known as Saka) port city of the nome Input; modern-day El Qais
Hut-Waret – an earlier name for Pi-Ramesses (Greek: Avaris)
Kemet – black land; what the ancients called “Egypt”; the Upper is the southern half of modern-day Egypt running from Aswan (Abu) to Atfih (Mednit); the Lower is the northern half of modern-day Egypt running from Mit Rahina (Memphis/Men-nefer) to the Mediterranean Sea (Great Sea)
Lunu – city of Heliopolis; capital of nome Ḥeka-Redj
Men-nefer – city of Memphis; south of modern-day Cairo; capital of nome Inebu-hedj
Nekheb – modern-day El-Kab; capital of nome Nekhen
Nufresy – a small port city located north of modern-day cities of El Ashmunein and El Quseyya
Per-Bastet – city of Bubastis; capital of nome Imty Khenti
Per-djed-ken – royal fortress north of Waset; modern-day site at Dier El-Ballas; or specifically, the southern tower of the palace
Sau - city of Sais; capital of nome Nit Meḥtet
Sedjefatawy – the royal palace north of the city of Waset; contained within the Per-djed-ken fortress
Ta-Seti - the first nome bordering Nubia (Kerma and Kush; together called the land of Wawat)
Tepihu – the port city of modern-day Atfih; capital of the nome Mednit
Waset – ancient name for the city of Luxor and the fourth nome
Wawat – Nubia; name for the combined land of Kerma and Kush
PRINCES OF THE UPPER NOMES
Baufre – Prince of Meseh (Nome 6)
Metjen – Prince of Bat (Nome 7)
Nakht – Prince of Nekhen (Nome 3)
Paser – Prince of Herui (Nome 5)
Sarenpet – Prince of Mednit (Nome 22)
Setka – Prince of Ta-Ur (Nome 8)
Tetian – Prince of Ta-Seti (Nome 1)
Unasankh – Prince of Sha (Nome 11)
Weshptah – Prince of Ma-Hedj (Nome 16)
ROYAL FAMILY
Tetisheri – mother of Seqenenre Tao, Ahhotep, Ahmose-Inhapi, and Sitdjehuti
Seqenenre Tao – Tao; deceased King
Ahhotep – great wife of Seqenenre Tao
Ahmose-Inhapi – Inhapi; wife of Seqenenre Tao
Sitdjehuti – wife of Seqenenre Tao
Children of Seqenenre Tao and Sitdjehuti:
Meryetamun – firstborn daughter (not mentioned in Warrior King)
Ahmose – Mosi; secondborn daughter
Children of Seqenenre Tao and Inhapi:
Ahmose-Henuttamehu – Henuttamehu; wife and half-sister of Ahmose
Children of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep:
Ahhotep Tasherit – Tep; firstborn daughter; sister and chief wife of Kamose
Kamose – eldest son
Ahmose-Hentempet – Hentempet; secondborn daughter; royal wife of Kamose
Ahmose-Nefertari – thirdborn daughter
Ahmose-Nebetta – Nebetta; fourth born daughter
Ahmose – secondborn son
Sapair – third-born son
Binpu – fourth-born son; twin of Tumerisy
Ahmose-Tumerisy – Tumerisy; fifth-born daughter; twin of Binpu
Children of Kamose and Tep (Ahhotep Tasherit):
Sitkamose – only child; daughter
Children of Ahmose and Kasmut:
Tair - only child; daughter; wife of Ramose
Children of Ahmose and Ahmose-Nefertari:
Ahmose-Ankh - firstborn son
Siamun – secondborn son
Ramose – third-born son; husband of Tair
Ahmose-Meryet Amon – Meryet Amon – firstborn daughter; twin to Ahmose-Sitamun; wife and sister to Amenhotep
Ahmose-Sitamun – Sitamun; firstborn daughter; twin to Ahmose-Meryet Amon
Ahmose-Sipair – fourth-born son
Mutnofret – third-born daughter
Amenhotep – fifth-born son
Children of Amenhotep and Meryet Amon:
Amenemhat – only child; son
Children of Sapair and Senseneb:
Thutmose – firstborn son
Ahmes – daughter; wife of Thutmose
Children of Thutmose and Ahmes:
Hatshepsut – firstborn daughter
Neferubity – secondborn daughter
STEWARDS & SERVANTS
Bakaa - steward of Ahmose
Men - steward of Ahmose-Nefertari
Meret – maidservant of Ahhotep
Nena – maidservant of Ahhotep
Rai – chief nurse to the royal children
Ranofer – head palace steward
Iset – steward of Tep
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