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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When a king's reign reached 30 years a jubilee celebration occurred called the Heb Sed. The Heb Sed festival started of in the Old Kingdom when the King when expected to run around two boulders placed in the Heb Sed court. In later periods this became not such a physical exercise but a more ritual celebration involving the giving of jewellery.
Heka meaning Magic
Hekau meaning possessor of magic
HemetBast - servant of Bast
HemetNetjeret - servant of the Goddesses
Hem-Ka meaning Soul priest
Hem-Netcher meaning prophet/chief priest
Henenoo meaning turmoil
Heq - meaning someone who knew magickal words of power. The word hag is thought to be derived from this.
Hery-Hebet meaning lector priest
Hesek meaning disease demon
Het-Netcher meaning Temple
Hru - day or it can mean light or sun.
(Hetep di nesu) A boon or gift or offerings given in the name of the king.
The Greek form of the Egyptian term Heka-khasut, or “rulers of foreign lands,” referring to various Near Eastern peoples who migrated to Egypt and eventually controlled certain parts of the country, primarily in the Delta, during the Second Intermediate Period (circa 1630–1539 B.C.).
The Hypostyle Halls were the reception area of the temple, while still impressive nowadays, in their original form they would have been roofed and had no lighting from outside. The columns in the Hypostyle Halls were densely packed together in rows; the capitals at the top of the column depict various types of plants; such as palm, papyrus, and the open or closed lotus bud. The represent in stone the vegetation found on the island of creation.
The columns are not just architectural features, there are many more columns than would be required to keep up the roof. They represent the lush environment of the island of creation. The whole building will be brought to life using magic. The more columns, the more fertile the land on the island of creation will be and would be reflected in the outside world. The whole building acts as state sympathetic magic.
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Wadjet
Goddess of Lower Egypt

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Often shown as a cobra, or as the head of the cobra, Wadjet can be seen rearing from the forehead of the rulers. Evidence of her protection is most notable upon the funerary mask of Tutankhamen. Occasionally, she has been shown in the guise of her "eye of divine vengeance" role, as a lioness.