Egyptian religious poetry

20 EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS POETRY

the xixth dynasty. He was perhaps the Pharaoh of the Oppression.

Ramesseum. Modern name for the funerary temple of Rameses II, which was one of the greatest and most magnificent in Thebes.

Ré or Ra. The Sun-god. Though often acclaimed as the supreme god, he had to be protected from his enemies by other gods and even by his devoted worshippers.

Re-stau. “The mouth of the Passages.” A name for the tomb, especially a royal tomb.

Sehepu. An unknown entity.

Sekhmet. “The Mighty One.” The lioness-headed goddess of Memphis, often fused with Bast, the cat-headed goddess of Bubastis. She was regarded as a destroying deity.

Sen-usert. “ Man of the Strong Goddess.’” There were four kings of this name in the xiith dynasty. The first and third were great conquerors.

Se-genen-Ré. “He whom Ré causes to be strong.” A king of the xviith dynasty, who rebelled against the Hyksos, and was killed in battle.

Setekh-nekht. “ Setekh is victorious.” The last king of the xixth dynasty.

Shishak (Eg. Sheshang). A king of the xxist dynasty, with whom Jeroboam took refuge when he fled from Solomon. In the fifth year of Rehoboam Shishak raided Palestine and sacked the temple at Jerusalem.

Shu. The god who lifted up the sky from the earth. He was regarded as the god of light, and was the first creation of the supreme God.

Sothis (Eg. Sopd). The Dog-star. The rising of the Dog-star at dawn was the herald of the inundation. The star was identified with Isis, and according to the legend it was the