Shadow of the Sun (The Shadow Saga) (62 page)

Ma’at: Truth and justice

Maet kheru: (Ma.et Care.oo) Justified or rectified meaning Osirified

Maidens of Amem: The beautiful women who teach the Ritual of Love for the Potentiation of souls at Denderah Temple

Malachite: (Mal.la.kite) Emerald green stone

Malkata Palace: (Mal.ka.ta) The mudbrick palace of Pharaoh Amunhotep III and Queen Ti-Yee located in Thebes

Mandragore: (Man.dra.gor) The root of a nightshade which contains deliriant hallucinogenics used in magic rituals

Maru: The Egyptian word for lake in front of the Luxor Temple

Meket-Aten: (Meke.taten) The second frail daughter of Queen Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten, Merit-Aten’s younger sister

Merit-Aten: (Mery.taten) First born daughter of Per Aat Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten

Mery-Ptah: (Mery.Pa.tah) The Amun High Priest and boyfriend to Sit-Amun

Messeh: (Mess.eh) The Khemitian word for anointment

Meti: (Met.tea) Merit-Aten’s pet name for mother, short for HeMeti

Mitanni: (Mit.tan.ni) A feudal state established by the Hurrians located around Naharin between the Upper Tigris and the Euphrates

Mudbrick: The clay bricks made for homes and palaces, anything that wasn’t meant to be permanent and could be washed away

Mutemwia: (Mu.tem.wee.ah) A minor wife to King Tuthmosis IV. She supposedly conceived a child with the God Amun-Ra and their son, Amunhotep III, became Pharaoh. Merit-Aten’s great grandmother.

Mutnodjmet: (Moot.nah.ja.met) The younger sister of Nefertiti

Mycenae: (My.sin.nay.ah) Greece

Myrrh: (Murr) The dried oleo gum resin of a number of Commiphora or dhidin species of trees

Nakht: (Knock) Vizier at Armana

Naos: (Nay.oos) Covered shelter in the middle of the boat

Nefertiti: (Nef.er.tea.tea) She Who Walks In Harmony—the Per Aat of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten

NefernefruRa: (Nef.er.nay.fru.Ra) and Nefernefru: (Nef.er.knee.fru) the Younger—the two twin daughters of Nefertiti and Akhenaten

Nekhbet: (Neck.bet) The Vulture Goddess

Nemes headdress: (Nem.ease) The striped headcloth worn by pharaohs or Nemesa which means the sweet touch of the feminine

Neter: (Net.er) A god or goddess. Also a neter is one of the senses. Ancient belief is that we used to have 360 senses awakened within us but devolved to having only five. An interdemensional gateway.

Netri: (Net.tree) Merit-Aten’s pet name for her father, Akhenaten Nubia: (Neb.yah) The Precious Land—known for gold, silver and copper mines

Oon: The third stage of the sun in early afternoon

Opet Festival: A yearly Festival where the king renews his powers through the god Amun

Orama: (Or.am.a) Title of the Chief High Priest of Heliopolis

Oseirion: (Oh.sear.e.an) An ancient temple to Osiris built at Abydos

Osiris: (Oh.sigh.rus) One of the ancient gods who was married to Isis and later killed and dismembered by his jealous brother Set

Palanquin: (Pal.an.quinn) A vehicle or chair lifted by four carriers to transport Royalty or the elite.

Pa-Nesy: Chief Servitor at Amarna—One of the Council of Twelve

Papyrus: (Pa.pie.rus) A thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant. Cyperus papyrus is a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile.

Parrenefer: (Pair.a.nef.er) Royal Cupbearer—one of the Council of Twelve and a trusted official of Akhenaten

Pentu: (Pen.too) Chief Royal Physician for Queen Ti-Yee and Akhenaten and his family

Per Aat: (Per.ah) The Queen of Egypt, the Greek translation means High House or Royal Palace and is the origin of the word Pharaoh

Per Aat-in-waiting: The next in line to be the Queen of Egypt

Per-Akh: A birthing house or House of Children

Per-Ba: House of the Soul or Temple such as Luxor or Karnak

Per-Hay: House of Rejoicing or Palace such as the Malkata Palace

Per-Ka: House of Burial for the Astral body or spirit—a tomb or crypt for the Khat (body) to be placed

Per-Nefer: House of Beauty or charnal house—where embalming took place

Per-Neter: A pyramid, House of Energy or Nature, a pyramid to transform, transmit, utilize or transmit energy

Per-Wir: Wise man and the site of the mystery schools

Peshent Crown: (Pesh.ent) The peaked white oval headpiece of Upper Khemit, inside is a red chair symbolizing Lower Khemit

Pharaoh: (Fair.o) The male King of Egypt and the origin of the word High House or Per Aat

Ptah: (Pa.tah) God of Memphis

Ptah-Mose: (Pa.tah Moez) The Vizier of Egypt, High Official of the Amun Priesthood

Ra: The God of the Sun, the second stage of the sun at noon

Ra-Awab: (Ra.A.wab) The son of the shipbuilder and the Chief of Imports and one of the class of initiates

Ra-Nefer: The Overseer of new initiates at Heliopolis

Ra-Mesu: (Ra.Mee.su) The General under Queen Ti-Yee and Amunhotep III

Rennutet: (Ren.u.tet) The frail Babylonian girl in the class of initiates Royal Ornaments: The derogatory term for the other foreign wives of Amunhotep III

Sarawat: (Sar.ah.wa) The girl who honked like a goose and one of the initiates, daughter of the Royal Wigmaker

Scarab: (Scare.ab) The black beetle that pushes the dung ball

Scrying: (Scree.ing) The art of seeing the future by using a reflective image such as a mirror, water or black obsidian

Sekhmet: (Sec.met) The Lion Headed Goddess of Memphis whose wrath and fury made people fear her. She is also the other half of Hathor, the Daughter of Ra and consort to Ptah.

Sesh: Meaning the people of Khemit or a clay vessel. The 12 tribes that were part of the original 42 tribes are known as the Sesh.

Set: The brother of Osiris who killed and dismembered him

Set-te-pent: The mother of Rennutet

Set-te-pen-Ra: The youngest daughter of Nefertiti

Shemati: (Shem.ma.tea) The Radiant One, a term of endearment for Pharaoh Akhenaten

Shemtiu Ma’ati: (Shem.too Ma.aht.tea) Golden cobra meaning the alignment of the adornment of the rays on the Garment of Light

Shenti: (Shen.tea) The Spiritual Mysteries and path to understanding the Trinity and the creation of the universe

Sistra: (Sis.tra) A singular copper musical device with small cymbals to rattle in praise of the Aten. Plural Sistrum.

Sit-Amun: (Sit.Ah.moon) The sister of Pharaoh Amunhotep III who became his Royal Chief Wife—aunt to Akhenaten

Skhet-Aaru: (Sec.ket Ar.roo) The realm of Supreme Peace and abode of Osiris

Smenkhkare: (Smen.car.ray) The Harpist’s son and son of Amunhotep III, one of the class of initiates

Solar Disk: The symbol for the Aten with hands extending in ankhs

Solar Temple: A temple in alignment with the solar configurations such as Heliopolis

Soul Reflection: Where an initiate views their own death

Spikenard oil: (Spike.nard) The (underground stems) or rhizomes can be crushed and distilled into an intensely aromatic, thick amber-colored essential oil

Stellar Temple: A temple in alignment with the stellar configurations such as Sirius and Pleiades

Tadukhepa: (Ta.du.kep.a) Daughter of a Mitannian King given to Amunhotep III as a Lesser Wife

Tadushet: (Tad.u.shea) One of the class initiates in the Mystery School

Tefnut: (Tef.noot) Aten Priestess of the Aten Temple

Thebes: (Theebs) Capitol city of Amun in Upper Egypt

Tithe: (Tie.the) A monthly fee collected by the Amun priesthood from the Egyptian citizens