Most of the names for the fictional characters in this book are based on real names of people from Ancient Egypt.

Amon-Ra- Ah mon rah (ah as in “jaw”)

Bast- Bahst

Bes- Base

Bibi- Bee bee

Daoud- Dah ood

Dje-Nefer- Jeh nef fer

Drus- Droos

Hapi- Hah pea

Hathor- Hah thor

Hatshepsut- Hat shep soot

Hekhanakhte- Heh kan ak tay

Hopi- Hoe pea

Horus- Hoar uss

Isis- Eye siss

Ka-Aper- Kah Ah per

Kai- Kye

Khufu– Koo foo

Mentmose- Ment mose

Meryt-Re- Meh rit ray

Miw- Mew

Mutemwija- Moo tem wee jah

Neferhotep- Neh fur hoe tep

Osiris- Oh sigh riss

Parahotep- Pair ah hoe tep

Ra- Rah

Ramose- Rah mose

Satyah- Sat yah

Sekhmet- Sek met

Senmut- Sen moot

Tetisheri- Teh tee share ree

Thutmose- Thoot mose

Ti- Tee

This pronunciation guide is only a suggestion. No one knows the exact spelling of names, which are taken from hieroglyphs. The hieroglyphs are vague about vowels, and opinions differ about stressed syllables.