Egyptian Woman

procession of the goddess Hathor, let

wearing your new gown.’

Kemet: ‘the Black Land’, one of the ancient names for Egypt

Kadesh: city on the Orontes River, in modern Lebanon

Abdu: the sacred city of Osiris, King of the Dead; modern Abydos

Ptah: the creator god; known as the ‘Great Artificer’, he was the patron of all craftsmen

daughter of the sun god, Ra.

Amen and Mut; a god of healing

the ram-headed potter god; controller of the River’s flow

horned sun-disc