Hieroglyphic Dictionary
Comprehensive glossary of hieroglyphic terms and symbols
Thoth
God of wisdom, writing and science, depicted with the head of an ibis or as a baboon.
Mummy
A preserved body of a human or animal through mummification to preserve the soul in the afterlife.
Book of the Dead
A collection of spells and religious texts helping the deceased in the journey to the afterlife, written on papyri.
Hathor
Goddess of love, music and joy, depicted as a woman with cow ears or as a full cow.
Anubis
God of mummification and guide of the underworld, depicted with a jackal head, guide of souls in death.
Sokar
God of the underworld and necropolis, depicted as a mummified falcon, associated with Osiris and Ptah.
Nefer
Means "beautiful", "good" or "perfect", appears in names like Nefertari and Nefertiti.
Amun
God of the hidden and the air, one of the great gods of Thebes, merged with Ra to become Amun-Ra king of gods.
Horus
God of the sky and kingship, depicted with a falcon head, son of Osiris and Isis, symbol of legitimate kingship.
Isis
Goddess of magic, motherhood and protection, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, one of the greatest Egyptian gods.
Set
God of storms, chaos and the desert, brother of Osiris, represents destructive forces of nature.
Wadjet
Cobra goddess protector of Lower Egypt, known as the Eye of Horus that protects against evil.