Wednesday, March 27, 2013

kel-'Renīyah Glossary (I)

akhet:  n, flood; also the first of the three seasons
als:  n, servant, slave
alwe:  n, a person's eternal soul formed by merging the ba and the pū
amduat:  n, a genre of holy books describing the journey to the underworld
ba:  n, a person's soul
bedet:  n, emmer (a cereal grain)
hebsed:  n, a royal jubilee
isfedjin:  adj, enacting isfet; n, one who enacts isfet
isfet:  n, the opposite of ma'at; that which is not divine ordained and thus threatens the continuance of the world
it:  n, barley
kenbet:  n, committee of officials that acts as a court of law
khepresh:  n, the blue crown worn by the pharaoh
khet:  n, a person's body
menat:  n, a necklace of beads used as a musical instrument
natjal:  n, god
opet:  n, harem
peret:  n, seed; also the second of the three seasons
pū:  n, a person's life force; personality
ren:  n, a person's name
shabti:  n, a type of servant who helps one more out of love for one than an als
shemu:  n, harvest; also the third of the three seasons
shut:  n, a person's shadow
wet:  n, bandage

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