Glossary & Iconography

Ancient (noun)

An ensign or flag.

The bearer of a flag; an ensign. Similar: ensign.

Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.

Source: GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

Maat (Truth, Order)

Principle and goddess of truth, order, and balance. The maat-feather is central in the Weighing of the Heart scene where the heart is measured against the feather.

Atef crown

A tall white crown with ostrich plumes, associated with Osiris; appears in enthronement vignettes.

Psychostasia (Weighing of the Heart)

Ritual weighing that determines justification (maa‑kheru). Scales, Anubis adjusting, and Thoth recording are typical elements.

Anubis

Jackal‑headed deity guiding the dead and overseeing the weighing and embalming rites.

Thoth

Ibis‑headed scribe‑deity recording the verdict and mediating knowledge, writing, and cosmic order.

Osiris

Lord of the underworld, often enthroned, wearing the atef crown; exemplar of rebirth and justification.

Shabti (Ushabti)

Figurines placed in tombs to serve the deceased in the afterlife; sometimes referenced in spells.

Sema Tawi

“Union of the Two Lands”; symbolically, the uniting of complementary forces (e.g., upper/lower Egypt; body/soul), central to your educational framework.

Grant

Formal conferment of right, authority, or privilege in ritual, legal, and cosmological registers. Within this corpus, a grant may denote transmission of office, insignia, or spiritual license under AUM‑MAA’TI‑MAA‑KHRU™ principles and the Private Pure Exclusive Equitable Trust framework.

Decree (“Decee”; First‑Decree)

Verbatim site usage: Lord: “Decee” for Nek Tu Amen’s Release is l’FIRST‑DECREE/ artifice OF Maiester ‑ Artifier/ MAiestier‑Adeptvs Maa’Ti Maa‑Khru: l’Maa‑NU rahTp ALI, “Scribe” CH.-P. Asr: kunyarara‑lequa.

Within this project, a decree denotes a foundational pronouncement initiating a work, release, or office—ritually sealing authority and intent. “First‑Decree” marks the inaugural act that frames subsequent panels, texts, and artefacts.

Lord (title)

Honorific denoting sovereignty/suzerain authority and custodianship of decrees, regalia, or sacred offices. The title “Lord” in this site’s usage relates to ritual‑legal identity and ancestral investiture rather than solely feudal rank.

Nek Tu Amen’s Release (First‑Decree)

Designates the initiating decree ("First‑Decree") associated with Nek Tu Amen’s release, as cited in site‑verbatim phrasing. Functions as a programmatic opening to the deliverables sequence (papyrus panels; wood‑panel works).

First Papyrus Panel

The inaugural papyrus panel in the deliverables sequence; paired with a corresponding large‑scale wood‑panel painting (front/back). Serves as the visual‑textual threshold for the complete ra nu prt m hru corpus.

Wood‑panel painting (8 × 4.5)

“Large‑Scale” wood‑panel works, front and back, dimensioned 8 × 4.5 (units as specified in project notes). Produced to accompany and illuminate the papyrus panels in the complete deliverable.

All‑Papyrus panels (complete)

Refers to the full sequence of papyrus panels to be displayed side‑by‑side upon completion and upload, constituting the complete ra nu prt m hru presentation within the site’s Appendix and Thesis pathways.

MdC (Manuel de Codage)

Standard for encoding and typesetting hieroglyphic transliteration in plain text. Where used on this site, MdC identifies the sign sequence behind a panel’s transliteration; final formatting may be simplified for accessibility.

Al‑Kemi / al km / kmt / KMT

Etymological and doctrinal complex signifying the discipline and land (Kemet). Here glossed as the “Field of Vital‑Transformation”: educational, ritual, and metaphysical praxis aimed at ethical formation and liberation.

TAROH Deck (78 large‑scale works)

A cycle of 78 “Large‑Scale” (8 × 4.5) wood‑panel paintings, front and back, conceived as TAROH‑cards to accompany and interpret the complete papyrus sequence. By MA Maa’T Maa .:. : : Maa’Ti Maa‑Khru : : .:. .:. : : l’Maa‑OO NU rahTp Ali.

Heliopolis (On, Annu)

Cult center of Re; in older translations “Annu/On.” A locus of solar rebirth and theology; appears in Papyrus of Ani as the place of living in the sunrise cycle.

Elephantine

Island at Egypt’s southern frontier (First Cataract); cultic nexus and nilotic threshold in many ritual geographies.

Ptah (Hwt‑ka‑Ptah)

Creator‑artisan deity; shrine precinct “House of the ka of Ptah.” Associated with formation, speech‑craft, and Memphis theology.

Coming Forth by Day (ra nu prt m hru)

Traditional title for the corpus known as the Book of the Dead; denotes emergence into daylight/awareness after ritual justification.

Ankh

Sign of life, vitality, and divine breath; appears across vignettes and captions as emblem of animation (ankh‑life/light).

Maa‑OO‑NU (ANU)

Site‑specific titulary referencing ANU/ON lineages and the truth‑validated voice (maa‑kheru); used for authorial/ritual identity in the thesis frame.

Face of the Living Lord

Site usage for the realized/risen presence perceived after justification; a visionary epithet paralleling 'the living face' motifs.

KRST / Christos (comparative)

Comparative term used here for anointed/risen consciousness and body of eternity; mapped to Kemetic rebirth and justification motifs.

Lake Natron (“Green Sea”)

Ritual and symbolic locus of purification, desiccation, and preservation; invoked here as “Green Sea” within the thesis register.

Inanna

Mesopotamian goddess whose descent and ascent inform comparative readings of initiation and shadow encounter.

Ereshkigal

Underworld goddess receiving Inanna; archetype of chthonic authority and transformative boundary.

Descent myth

Motif of katabasis and return; used comparatively to frame initiation, death‑rebirth, and the integration of shadow material.

Sovereignty (archetype)

Archetypal pattern of rightful rule, land‑bond, and consent; invoked in readings of Medb/Maeve and related sovereignty goddesses.

Addiction (archetypal)

Analytical lens for compulsion/drive within psyche; linked to sovereignty dynamics and embodiment in comparative readings.

Bennu (Phoenix)

Solar‑rebirth bird linked to Ra and creation motifs; emblem of cyclical renewal and justification (often rendered “Phoenix” in older translations).

Heron

Avian form associated in some recensions with transformation chapters; a figure of elevation, poise, and liminality across waters.

Places of punishment

Zones of post‑mortem ordeal/exclusion appearing in some spells; avoided by the justified (maa‑kheru). Functions as a contrast to rebirth passages.

Tasawwuf (Sufism)

Classical discipline of spiritual purification and realization in Islam, emphasizing ethics (adab), remembrance (dhikr), and inner transformation under guidance. See Primary Sources: Zarruq — Qawa’id al‑Tasawwuf.

Adab (ethical comportment)

Cultivated manners, virtues, and right conduct in Sufi practice; frames relational discipline with teachers, peers, and the Divine. Often systematized in manuals like Zarruq’s Qawa’id.

Dhikr (remembrance)

Invocatory remembrance of God—verbal, silent, or embodied—central to Sufi praxis; cultivates presence (hudūr) and purification of the heart.

Tariqa (Sufi path/order)

The structured path and community of practice under a recognized lineage; provides method, adab, and accountability for transformation. See also: Sufi Primary Resources.

Murshid (guide)

A qualified spiritual guide who transmits method and protects the disciple’s work; authorizes practice and corrects excess or deficiency. Related: Adab; Tasawwuf.

Suluk (wayfaring)

The disciplined course of spiritual travel—remembrance, vigilance, service, and sober love—ordered toward realization and stability. Compare: Tariqa; Dhikr.