A list of important terms from The Kane Chronicles.
Egyptian Commands Used in The Red Pyramid[]
- Ha-di - "Destroy"
- Ha-wi - "Strike"
- Hah-ri - "Quiet"
- Hi-nehm - "Join"
- I-ei - "Come"
- Sahad - "Open"
- Tas - "Bind"
Egyptian Commands Used in The Throne of Fire[]
- A'max - "Burn"
- Ha-di - "Destroy"
- Ha-tep - "Be at peace"
- Heh-sieh - "Turn back"
- Heqat - Summons a staff
- Hi-nehm - "Join"
- L'mun - "Hide"
- N'dah - "Protect"
- Sa-per - "Miss"
- W'peh - "Open"
Egyptian Commands Used in The Serpent's Shadow[]
- Drowah - "Boundary"
- Fah - "Release"
- Ha-di - "Destroy"
- Hapi, u-ha ey pwah - "Hapi, arise and attack"
- Ha-tep - "Be at peace"
- Ha-wi - "Strike"
- Hi-nehm - "Join together"
- Isfet - "Chaos"
- Ma'at - "Restore order"
- Maw - "Water"
- Med-wah - "Speak"
- N'dah - "Protect"
- Sa-hei - "Bring down"
- Se-kebeb - "Make cold"
- Tas - "Bind"
Other Egyptian Terms[]
- Auru - the Egyptian afterlife, paradise
- Ankh - a hieroglyphic symbol for life
- Aten - the sun (the physical object, not the god)
- Ba - soul
- Barque - the pharaoh's boat
- Bau - an evil spirit
- Bennu - phoenix
- Canopic jar - vessel used to store mummy's organs
- Cartouche - a drawing of an oblong magical rope that contains and protects the hieroglyphs that spell out the name of a king or queen
- Criosphinx - a creature with a body of a lion and head of a ram
- Djed - a hieroglyphic symbol that stands for stability, strength, and the power of Osiris
- Duat - magical realm
- Hieroglyphics - the writing system of Ancient Egypt, which used symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds
- Isfet - 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
- Menhed - the scribe's palette
- Netjeri blade - a knife made from meteoric iron for the opening of the mouth in a ceremony
- Nome - district, region
- Per Ankh - the House of Life
- Pharaoh - a ruler of Ancient Egypt
- Rekhet - healer
- Ren - name, identity
- Sahlab - a warm Egyptian drink
- 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
- Shesh - scribe, writer, or magician
- Sheut - one of the five parts of the soul: the shadow; can also mean statue
- Sistrum - bronze noisemaker
- Souk - open air market
- Stele - limestone grave marker
- Tjesu heru - a snake with two heads - one on its tail - and dragon legs
- Tyet - a magic knot and the symbol of Isis
- Was - power; staff