The Kas of the god Ra

During the New Kingdom god Ra was given fourteen Kas, and the peculiarity of each Ka belonging to the god was described in the Ptolemaic period.

1

hu

food

2

shepsu

glory

3

iri

production of aliments

4

uadi

prosperity

5

nakht

victory

6

iakhu

splendour

7

uas

honour, respect

8

diefa

abundance

9

shems

faithfulness

10

heka

magic

11

user

strength

12

pesedi

brightness

13

tiehen

sparkiling

14

seped

ability

 In some cases four other divinities can be added:

Maa

sight

Sediem

hearing

Sia

wisdom

Hu

word

These Kas are independent from each other. Men do not have these qualities, but little parts of them, and maybe this is what allowed to reach the concept of individual Ka.

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