Expert: Hank Hokamp - 3/18/2011

Question
QUESTION: What is the Egyptian hieroglyph for the word "Akhu" as it means "star people" or "people who came from the stars"?

ANSWER:
    Sorry for being late with my answer, Chris. I revamped my e-mail programs. Anyway, look over to your right:

         HANK

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QUESTION: I saw that bird as the hieroglyph to "akhu" meaning "spirit" or "soul"... Is that the same thing as "The Shining Ones" or "The Star People"?  I would think there would be different meanings, so different hieroglyphs.

Answer
    Chris:

    Akhu is a Muslim word. Search muslimditionary.com.

    The Ancient Egyptians believed that the Ha, Ka, Ba and Akhu were all important elements of the soul and spirit of the dead. But the concept of the soul and spirit extended still further:

The heart (called the Yb, Ib or Ab) was believed to be the seat of the Ka and the source of good and evil. The heart held a far greater significance than the brain as it was of immense importance when the dead person faced the Judgement of the Dead and his heart was weighed against the deeds of the lifetime. During the process of mummification the embalmers took great care to leave the heart in place whereas the brain was discarded

The Shadow (called the Khaibit ) - A person's shadow was always present therefore Egyptians surmised that the shadow, or Khaibit, contained an element of the person it represented. The the shadow, or Khaibit was deemed to be a spiritual essence that was capable of freeing itself at the moment of death

The Name (called the Ren) - The Ren was the true name given to them at birth during the naming ceremonies. The Ancient Egyptians also believed that the person would live for as long as that name, Ren, was spoken. A person would be destroyed if his name, Ren, was obliterated and great efforts were made to protect it. The survival of the name, or Ren, and its protection is illustrated by the use of the cartouche (a magical rope) which was often used to surround the name and protect it. In documents and monuments the name, or Ren, of Akhenaten the Heretic Pharaoh, were hacked out of monuments and deleted from documents to destroy all memory of this hated king of Egypt

Sahu - The phantom spiritual body of man that was released after the judgement of the dead into the afterlife.

     This is the best I can do, my friend. Take care!

         HANK