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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

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