KARNAK. A modern village on the east side of the Nile, marking the site of ancient northern Thebes. ^{2 3 6 9 10 11 19} KARNAK OBELISKS. There are still at Karnak six obelisks: two large ones of Thothmes I., one of them being prostrate and broken; two of queen Hatasu (which see); and two small ones, resembling stelé and bearing the name of Thothmes III. ^{9 10 11 19} KENEMTI. The Egyptian name of the oasis El-Khargeh, which see. ^{89} KHARU. A Syrian tribe subdued by Seti I. ^{36} KHEDIVE. The Persian word [Arabic: KHDYF] [khedîf] signifying "the monarch". This is the title of the governor of Egypt. ^{40 44 82} KHEFREN. The Greek form of the Egyptian KHÂFRÂ, a king of the fourth dynasty, and the builder of the second Great Pyramid of Memphis (Gizeh). His name in Egyptian is [glyphs] SUTEN-KAUT? KH·F RÂ, "_The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, His glory is Ra_". ^{91} {128}KHENNU. The ancient name of Silsilis, in Egyptian [glyphs] [glyphs] and at present Jebel Selseleh, which see. ^{86} KHEOPS. The Greek form of KHUFU, which see. ^{91} KHEPER. An Egyptian deity symbolizing the creative energy of the sun, which is the source of all life. The deity is frequently represented as a man with the scarab or beetle on his shoulders, instead of a head. His name in Egyptian is [glyphs], which is derived from the verb [glyphs] KHEPER, "_to create_". ^{28 29} KHEPERA. The same as the above. In Egyptian [glyphs] KHEPERA. ^{63 64} KHERP-KHEPER-RÂ-SOTEP-EN-RÂ. The royal name of the king Osarkon I. ^{38 72} KHETA. An Asiatic people, the Hittites of the Bible, where they are called [Hebrew: CHITIYM] [khittîm]. They are constantly mentioned in the Egyptian inscriptions, especially in those that treat of the wars of Seti I. and Ramses II. Their Egyptian name is [glyphs], KHETA. ^{36 37} KHNUM. The spirit of Amen-Râ, represented as a ram-headed deity; thus, [glyphs], [glyphs], [glyphs]. He was especially worshiped at Elephantine, and his figure was painted a bright green. His Egyptian name is [glyphs] Khnumu. ^{86 87} KHNUM-RÂ. A form of the solar deity, a combination of Râ and Khnum. ^{29} KHUFU. A king of the fourth dynasty, the builder of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh, the Kheops of the Greeks. His name in Egyptian is written [glyphs] SUTEN-KAUT? KHUFU, "_The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu_". ^{5} {129}KIRCHER, Athanasius. A German scholar and mathematician, who endeavored to solve the mysteries of the Egyptian language, but signally failed in the attempt. He died in 1680. ^{79} KÔM-OMBOO. "_The hill of Omboo._" The modern name of the Egyptian [glyphs] NUBηT, "_the gold-city_", called Ombos by the ancients, a city in the first nome of Upper Egypt. The crocodile-headed god Sebek was worshiped here. ^{86} KOSSÊR. "_Small castle._" A town in Egypt situated on the Red Sea, to which a road led in ancient times from Coptos by way of Hammamât. The Greeks called it Leukos-Limen, "_the white harbor_". ^{23 88}