Related Terms

alabaster -- a hard marble like mineral from Alabastron, a village in Egypt
amulet-- a small object, either worn or carried, that was thought to ward off evil
ankh -- the Egyptian symbol of life; a cross with a loop at the top
canopic jars -- jars used to hold the internal organs of a body
delta -- a triangular piece of land where a river begins branching off from it's mouth
embalm-- to preserve a dead body by treating it with scented oils and spices
engrave -- to cut letters or figures into something hard, like rock
hieroglyphs-- Ancient Egyptian writing. At first picture signs were used to represent objects. Later, the signs came to represent sounds as well
limestone-- a light colored, easily cut rock, much used for building

mortuary temple-- a temple associated with the burial of the dead
papyrus-- a type of reed plentiful on the Nile Delta
pylon-- an Egyptian entrance gate
ritual-- used in a religious ceremony
sanctuary-- a special holy place in a temple
sarcophagus -- a stone tomb or coffin
scribe -- someone who writes and keeps record. In ancient Egypt, scribes collected taxes. Only men could be scribes.
shrine-- a cupboard like container in which the image of god is kept
sphinx -- a giant stone figure of an imaginary creature, with the head of a man or animal and the body of a lion.
unguent-- a liquid or cream that is put on sores or wounds
Valley of the Kings -- an area in western Thebes that holds the royal burial sites of the 18th and 19th dynasties.
vizier-- a ruler's chief minister