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hypostyle hall

History; Egyptian history

It describes the grand, outermost halls. They are believed to represent a grove of trees.

high priest

History; Egyptian history

The head of the local priesthood.

hedjet

History; Egyptian history

The crown worn by the pharaoh and representing Upper Egypt. It is in the shape of a tall conical headpiece with a small bulb on the top.

hieracosphinx

History; Egyptian history

One of three varieties of Egyptian sphinx, having the head of a hawk.

Hapi

History; Egyptian history

The god of the Nile, particularly the inundation. He is pictured as a bearded man coloured blue or green, with female breasts, indicating his powers of nourishment. As god of the ...

Hathor

History; Egyptian history

The goddess of joy, motherhood, and love. Hathor was originally worshipped in the form of a cow, sometimes as a cow with stars on her. Later she is represented as a woman with the ...

hieratic

History; Egyptian history

A cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing which lost the pictorial aspect of hieroglyphs.

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