Egyptian history

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she

History; Egyptian history

A pool of water. The Egyptians believed water was the primeval matter from which aII creation began.

natron

History; Egyptian history

A salt (sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) that was used in the mummification process to dry out the body of the deceased in order to assist in its preservation.

necropolis

History; Egyptian history

Egyptian burial grounds. From the Greek word for "city of the dead" or cemetery.

mortuary cult

History; Egyptian history

People who provided funerary offerings for nourishment of the deceased.

mortuary priest

History; Egyptian history

A person who was appointed to bring daily offerings to a tomb. Often called the "servant of the ka".

Mut

History; Egyptian history

The divine mother goddess, the queen of all gods. She is portraied as a woman wearing a vulture headdress, with the double crown(Pshent) of upper and lower Egypt.