Meaning & use
Ka
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In ancient Egyptian religion, the spiritual double or life force believed to inhabit a person and to survive after death.
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Egyptians left food offerings in tombs to sustain the ka of the deceased.
Statues of the pharaoh were thought to serve as a resting place for his ka.
A note on using this word
The ka was distinguished from the 'ba,' or soul, in Egyptian belief; together they formed key aspects of a person's spiritual identity.
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