Glossary

Explore the glossary to find out more about various locations in Egypt, architectural elements, egyptological terminology and ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.

• Abusir
• Abydos
• Alexandria
• Amarna
• Apis
• Aten
• Cataract
• Cenotaph
• Coffin
• Dahshur
• Djedkarê
• Dynasty
• Giza
• Hathor
• Inundation
• Kush
• Mamluks
• Mastaba
• Meidum
• Memphis
• Merenre
• Mudbrick
• Mummification
• Nile
• Nomarch
• Nubian Salvage Campaign
• Obelisk
• Orthostat
• Osiris
• Pepi I
• Pepi II
• Peristyle
• Pharaoh
• Ptah
• Pylon
• Pyramid Texts
• Pyramidion
• Saqqara
• Saqqara King List
• Sarcophagus
• Sed-festival (Heb-Sed)
• Sekhemkhet
• Serapeum
• Serdab
• Shabti
• Shepseskaf
• Sphinx
• Stela
• Syncretism
• Teti
• Tura
• Unas
• Userkaf
• Wadi