Curated category
Ra
- AtumAncient Egyptian priests spoke the word tm to describe a verb meaning to complete or to finish. This linguistic root shaped how they understood Atum, the…
- RaIn the beginning, there was only Nun, a vast mass of watery chaos filling the universe. No land existed yet, and no life stirred within that dark expanse.
- Eye of RaThe right eye of the god Ra-Horus, merged into the figure known as Ra-Horakhty, was equated with the sun in ancient Egyptian belief.
- Westcar PapyrusIn 1823 or 1824, British adventurer Henry Westcar apparently discovered the papyrus during travels in Egypt. He did not note the exact circumstances under…
- KhepriThe name Khepri appeared in the Pyramid texts, often accompanied by a scarab hieroglyph to clarify its meaning. This ancient Egyptian verb, written as ́hprj…