Kha
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Kha is an alternative name or variant spelling of the ancient Egyptian concept of the "ka," the vital spiritual essence or life force of a person.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Egyptian religious concept ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | ka (ancient Egyptian concept) ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
funerary offerings
ⓘ
mortuary cult practices ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife beliefs
ⓘ
human person ⓘ individual identity ⓘ |
| category |
Egyptian soul component
ⓘ
religious anthropology concept ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
afterlife journey
ⓘ
life and death ⓘ |
| function |
to animate the body
ⓘ
to sustain life ⓘ |
| hasAspect | individualized spiritual double ⓘ |
| hasImportance | central to Egyptian concept of personhood ⓘ |
| hasNature |
life force
ⓘ
vital spiritual essence ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of Egyptian soul in modern Egyptology ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
physical body
ⓘ
tomb or statue as dwelling place ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | immaterial essence ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | separate from but connected to the body ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
akh (ancient Egyptian transfigured spirit)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ba (ancient Egyptian soul component) NERFINISHED ⓘ name (ancient Egyptian ren) ⓘ shadow (ancient Egyptian sheut) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Book of the Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian funerary texts ⓘ coffin texts ⓘ pyramid texts ⓘ tomb inscriptions ⓘ |
| requires |
offerings for sustenance
ⓘ
proper burial for continued existence ⓘ ritual maintenance through offerings ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| survivesDeath | true ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variantSpellingOf | ka (ancient Egyptian concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.