Egypt vocab

By Dalton Cross

Canopic Jarsjars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organsof a mummified body.

DeltaA deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.

embalmersWorkers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.

mastabasStructures with flat roofs that served as tombs in ancient egypt.

mummificationThe preservation of a body by embalming

necropolisA cemetery in an ancient city

basin : a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor

hieroglyphicPictures or cymbals representing words , syllables or sounds

obeliskTall , four sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphic

papyrusegyptian paper

shadoof egyptian machine used to raise water

pharaohThe title of kings of ancient egypt.