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Med-wah “Speak” N’dah “Protect” Sa-hei “Bring down” Se-kebeb “Make cold” Tas “Bind” Other Egyptian Terms Ankh: a hieroglyphic symbol for life Ba: one of the five parts of the soul: the personality Barque: the pharaoh’s boat Canopic jar: vessel used to store mummy’s organs Criosphinx: a creature with a body of a lion and head of a ram Duat: magical realm that coexists with our world Hieroglyphics: the writing system of Ancient Egypt, which used symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds Ib: one of the five parts of the soul: the heart Isfet: the symbol for total Chaos Ka: one of the five parts of the soul: the life force Khopesh: a sword with a hook-shaped blade Ma’at: order of the universe Netjeri blade: a knife made from meteoric iron for the opening of the mouth in a ceremony Per Ankh: the House of Life Pharaoh: a ruler of Ancient Egypt Rekhet: healer Ren: one of the five parts of the soul: the secret name; identity Sarcophagus: a stone coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions Sau: a charm maker Scarab: beetle Shabti: a magical figurine made out of clay Shen: eternal; eternity Sheut: one of the five parts of the soul: the shadow; can also mean statue

Sistrum: bronze noisemaker Tjesu heru: a snake with two heads—one on its tail—and dragon legs Tyet: the symbol of Isis

Was: power; staff

EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES MENTIONED IN THE SERPENT’S SHADOW Anubis: the god of funerals and death Apophis: the god of Chaos Babi: the baboon god Bast: the cat goddess Bes: the dwarf god Disturber: a god of judgment who works for Osiris Geb: the earth god Gengen-Wer: the goose god Hapi: the god of the Nile Heket: the frog goddess Horus: the war god, son of Isis and Osiris Isis: the goddess of magic, wife of her brother Osiris and mother of Horus Khepri: the scarab god, Ra’s aspect in the morning Khonsu: the moon god Mekhit: minor lion goddess, married to Onuris Neith: the hunting goddess Nekhbet: the vulture goddess Nut: the sky goddess Osiris: the god of the Underworld, husband of Isis and father of Horus Ra: the sun god, the god of order. Also known as Amun-Ra. Sekhmet: the lion goddess Serqet: the scorpion goddess Set: the god of evil Shu: the air god, great-grandfather of Anubis Sobek: the crocodile god Tawaret: the hippo goddess Thoth: the god of knowledge