Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

342 Rehu-er-djersenb Rehu-er-djersenb(fl. 20th century B.C.E.)Official of the Twelfth Dynasty, famous for his tomb reliefs He se ...

religion 343 Egyptians did not demand a system of logical devel- opment of their religion. All that was necessary were the obser ...

344 ren ren The ancient Egyptian word for name, it was consid- ered vital to an individual’s identity on earth and in the afterl ...

rituals 345 corpses needed replacements, and they identified the graves for wandering kas,or astral spirits set free in the grav ...

346 River of Heaven beyond the dawn. FESTIVALSand rituals celebrated the sacred cultic traditions, cosmic or historical, of the ...

royal names 347 ropes Essential tools and elements in Egyptian life, termed cordage in some instances, strings, twine, cable, or ...

348 Royal Wadi and spiritual connotations. The titles were elaborately designed with five elements that denoted the connection o ...

349 S sa This was the hieroglyph for protection, duplicated in metals and woods to form AMULETSin ancient Egypt. Formed as a lif ...

350 Sacred Book of the Temple alone. His tomb was in SAQQARAand contained a FALSE DOORthat is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cair ...

Sallier Papyri 351 Sahuré began the royal cemetery at ABUSIRsouth of SAQQARA. He erected a pyramidal complex there, com- plete w ...

352 Salt Papyrus Salt Papyrus This is an Egyptian account from the Nineteenth Dynasty (1307–1196 B.C.E.), discovered in DEIR EL- ...

sarcophagus 353 small pyramids of Queens IPUT(1) and KAWIT(1) are located beside his pyramid. In the southern section of Saqqara ...

354 sard dissolve human remains. Stone sarcophagi used in the Fifth Dynasty (2465–2323 B.C.E.) had intricate patterns resembling ...

sboyet 355 ern desert territories. Sard was used to make SCARABSand plaques in the period of the New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.E.). ...

356 scarab scarab It is the form of a beetle, Scarabeus saceror Scarabeus harabas,and associated with the cult of the god RÉ. Th ...

seb 357 B.C.E.), when the religious complexes grew larger and more sophisticated, lay scribes were hired. Scribes were also requ ...

358 Sebennytos ended with the ruler and his retinue sailing on the Nile or on one of the SACRED LAKESof a temple. See also HEB-S ...

Sekhemkhet 359 which he advised his fellow Egyptians to obey the pharaoh in all things. Such behavior, he suggested, led to high ...

360 Sekhemré-Wahkhau Rahotep Sekhemré-Wahkhau Rahotep(fl. c. 1640 B.C.E.) Reportedly the founder of the Seventeenth Dynasty He r ...

Senenmut 361 Yet another fortress, URONARTI, was also built nearby. Detailed reports were sent to THEBES, called the Semna Dispa ...