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Welcome
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Ancient
Vocaburary |
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 There
are many ancient terms used in Yu Gi Oh. This page can
help you better understand meaning of those words. Note
that I select only ancient terms used in Yu Gi Oh.
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| Amulet |
Good
luck charms in the shape of hieroglyphs or gods |
| Ankh |
Cross-like
symbol of life (Used for a millennium key or Ankh ) |
| Anubis |
Jack-headed
god of the dead and embalming |
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| Book
of the dead (Belemfal) |
Magical
texts protecting the dead on their way to the after-life |
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| Cartouche |
Oval
shaped loop encircling a royal name |
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| Hieratic |
A
development of hieroglyphic writing |
| Hieroglyphic |
A
picture or symbol used in writing especially in the writing
system of ancient Eygpt |
| Horus |
Horus
is a facon headed god of Egypt and a royal protector. It
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| Isis |
Mother
goddess, goddess of woman |
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| Ka |
The divine essence of each king, created
at his birth
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| Obelisk |
An
upright granite pillar (Used as god of destruction) |
| Osiris |
The
god who represented the male productive force in nature.
He was regarded as the ruler of the dead and was identified
with the setting sun. |
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| Mummy |
A
body treated with natron and ointments and wrapped in linen
bandages |
| Muuto |
Die |
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| Necro |
death
or the dead |
| Nile |
main
river of Eygpt, river of life |
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| Ushabti |
Miniature
figures who would do the work of the Pharaoh in the afterlife. |
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| Valley
of the kings |
On
the west bank of the Nile in Luxor containing tombs of
New Kingdom kings |
| Valley
of the queens |
Used
for the burial of queens and royal children. |
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