
Egyptology Glossary
Ancient Egypt and Egyptology has a bewildering array of confusing names and terminology, this Egyptology Glossary will hopefully go some way to describe many of the most common words and phrases.
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Egyptian faience, which is a special material, and is either a substance in itself or as a glaze applied to an object usually stone. It is usually a turquoise colour, although it does come in other various colours, red, blue, green and yellow. It was designed originally to simulate lapis lazuli.

The priesthood of Amun at Karnak had huge power; the most important post was that of the High Priest of Amun, called the First Prophet of Amun. He held great political and religious power, owned a great house and large estates and was often chosen from among the king’s favourites.

This is true incense; in Egyptian it is called snTr (senetcher), it is a fragrant gum resin that occurs in the form of large tears. It is a lightish yellow/brown colour or in the case of certain varieties almost colourless. It is yielded by certain small trees of the genus Boswellia, it is found today growing principally in Somalia and Saudi Arabia. But varieties of it also grow in the eastern Sudan and the adjoining parts of Abyssinia.
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Nekhbet
Goddess of Upper Egypt
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In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet was an early predynastic local goddess who was the patron of the city of Nekheb. Nekhbet often holds the shen symbol of eternity in its talons, offering eternal protection to the pharaoh. As such, Nekhbet is closely linked to rulership, she was sometimes seen to be the mother of the divine aspect of the pharaoh.