Victory Stela of Piankhi

Glossary

• High Sand a flood barrier
• ka-spirit in the religion of ancient Egypt, the vital force or spiritual twin
• morning-bark … evening-bark in Egyptian mythology, the boats on which the sun traveled
• nome a province in ancient Egypt
• setem-priest embalmer who produced mummies and said the appropriate prayers during the process
• talus a mound of rock debris piled in a slope against a wall
• uraeus the emblem of Lower Egypt, a rearing cobra, worn as part of a ruler's headdress
• uroborous a symbol that shows a snake eating its tail, used in reference to the king's completely surrounding the city