| ba | | guilty of fratricide |
| Seth | | where the ka statue sits and peers out |
| Min | | blue-green glaze made with glass and quartz crystals |
| palette | | great big ol' gate or monumental entrance |
| Horus | | harmony, justice, and the right order of things |
| shabti | | type of hall with tall pillars surrounding a temple |
| cartouche | | sails across the sky every day; is reborn each night |
| Isis | | triangular marshy area where a river spreads out |
| cartonnage | | plaster soaked papyrus wrapped around a body |
| Osiris | | little figurines to serve you in the afterlife |
| ankh | | laminated pith of a water-dwelling plant |
| papyrus | | Isis' sister, hangs out with her at your judgment |
| hypostyle | | city of the dead |
| Nile | | this wise one records your judgment; has quite a beak |
| pylon | | pharaoh is the incarnation of this falcon god |
| mastaba | | wandered around picking up pieces of her husband |
| Aten | | individual personality that flies around |
| uraeus | | upper wall window opening to let light into an interior |
| obelisk | | the great river that runs through it |
| Maat | | god of the sun disk; Akhenaten forced everyone to worship only him |
| delta | | his cult kept pens of crocodiles in his honor |
| Ammut | | shown arching over the earth and speckled with stars |
| Nut | | cobra; symbolizes protection |
| Ptah | | Meow! Meow meaow. |
| Ra | | used for grinding cosmetics |
| necropolis | | a set of rules for creating art |
| pectoral | | looped cross symbol for life |
| Sobek | | oh my what a projection!! better than Osiris' wooden one! |
| ka | | eat you up if you've been bad - YUM |
| Nephthys | | he's mean, he's green; presides over the underworld |
| Thoth | | creator-god - he looks after craftsmen |
| Hathor | | arabic for "bench" |
| serdab | | tall pillar with a pyramid top |
| clerestory | | jewelry worn over the chest muscles |
| Bastet | | one's vital force; needs a "body" to live in after death |
| faience | | bovine head; she loves music, beer, and pleasure |
| canon | | oval loop of rope around a king's name |