Egyptian history

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Hypostyle hall

History; Egyptian history

It describes the grand, outermost halls. They are believed to represent a grove of trees.

Hedjet

History; Egyptian history

The crown worn by the pharaoh and representing Upper Egypt. It is in the shape of a tall conical headpiece with a small bulb on the top.

Hieracosphinx

History; Egyptian history

One of three varieties of Egyptian sphinx, having the head of a hawk.

Hapi

History; Egyptian history

The god of the Nile, particularly the inundation. He is pictured as a bearded man coloured blue or green, with female breasts, indicating his powers of nourishment. As god of the Northern Nile he ...

Mummy

History; Egyptian history

The preserved body of a deceased person or animal.

Mastaba

History; Egyptian history

An Arabic word for bench, it has been applied to early tombs where the building above the ground was a rectangular structure with a flat roof, thereby resembling a bench.