43-493: (Redirected from REN ) Ren or REN may refer to: Abbreviations [ edit ] Orenburg Tsentralny Airport , IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company Renanthera , abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus Ringer equivalence number (REN), a number which denotes the loading effect of
86-588: A "doubleworld" with essential people and objects for the owner of the ka. As Ancient Orient Curator Andrey Bolshakov explains: "The notion of the ka was a dominating concept of the next life in the Old Kingdom. In a less pure form, it lived into the Middle Kingdom, and lost much of its importance in the New Kingdom, although the ka always remained the recipient of offerings." An important part of
129-598: A bꜣ, a unique character, and indeed Old Kingdom pyramids often were called the bꜣ of their owner. The bꜣ is an aspect of a person that the Egyptians believed would live after the body died, and it is sometimes depicted as a human-headed bird flying out of the tomb to join with the kꜣ in the afterlife. In the Coffin Texts , one form of the bꜣ that comes into existence after death is corporeal—eating, drinking and copulating. Egyptologist Louis Vico Žabkar argues that
172-518: A character from the Australian soap Neighbours Ren Höek , a fictional chihuahua from the Nickelodeon animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show Ren Honjo , a character from the manga, anime, and film NANA Ren Mihashi, main character from the manga, anime and game from Big Windup! Ren Jinguuji, a character from the anime, game and manga from Uta no Prince-sama Ren Karas,
215-452: A character from the anime and manga Element Hunters Ren Krawler, the Darkus protagonist from the animated series Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders Ren, a character from the game and anime " DRAMAtical Murder " Ren, a character from the video game Oxenfree Renn Kousaka, main character from the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu television series, Go-ongers Ren Maka, a character from
258-594: A character in Shaman King Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard Ren Hiyama, a character in the game and anime series Little Battlers Experience Ren Hazuki, a character in the anime series Love Live! Superstar!! Last name [ edit ] Wuying Ren , a character from Shenmue II Kylo Ren , a character from the Star Wars sequel trilogy Hakuryuu Ren, Fourth Imperial Prince of Kou in
301-611: A heart scarab carefully secured to the body above it to prevent it from telling tales. According to the text of the Books of Breathing : It was thought that the heart was examined by Anubis and the deities during the Weighing of the Heart ceremony. If the heart weighed more than the feather of Maat , it was immediately eaten by the monster Ammit , and the soul became eternally restless. A person's shadow or silhouette, šwt ( shut ),
344-477: A person could be judged by the gods, they had to be "awakened" through a series of funerary rites designed to reanimate their mummified remains in the afterlife. The main ceremony, the opening of the mouth ceremony , is best depicted within Pharaoh Seti I 's tomb. All along the walls and statuary inside the tomb are reliefs and paintings of priests performing the sacred rituals and, below the painted images,
387-623: A telephone ringer on a telephone line Geography [ edit ] Ren County , in Hebei, China Ren, Iran , a village in Kerman Province, Iran Ren (building) , a high-rise residential building in Seattle, Washington, United States Science, technology and medicine [ edit ] REN (gene) Ren, in anatomy, a kidney Ren (command) , a shell command in computing People [ edit ] A diminutive of
430-460: Is always present. Because of this, Egyptians surmised that a shadow contains something of the person it represents. Through this association, statues of people and deities were sometimes referred to as shadows. In a commentary to The Egyptian Book of the Dead ( BD ), Egyptologist Ogden Goelet, Jr. discusses the forms of the shadow: In many BD papyri and tombs the deceased is depicted emerging from
473-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Orenburg Tsentralny Airport Orenburg Airport ( Russian : Аэропорт Оренбург ) ( IATA : REN , ICAO : UWOO ) is a civil airport located about 25 km east of Orenburg city. Now defunct Orenair had its head office on the airport property. The airport was built at its present location in
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#1732782855219516-408: Is not right that one like me should have to do it. This have I done for thy sake. But, behold, thou dost not know good from bad. A person's name, or rn ( 𓂋 𓈖 'name') was an essential aspect of individuality and central to one's survival after death. Most ancient Egyptian names embodied a meaning which was believed to have a direct relationship with its owner. Placing a name on a statue ceded
559-475: The Egyptian soul was thought to be the jb ( ib ), or heart . In the Egyptian religion, the heart was the key to the afterlife. It was essential to surviving death in the nether world, where it gave evidence for, or against, its possessor. Like the physical body ( ẖt ), the heart was a necessary part of judgement in the afterlife and it was to be carefully preserved and stored within the mummified body with
602-403: The Middle Kingdom, all dead were afforded the opportunity. Herodotus , an ancient Greek scholar, observed that grieving families were given a choice as to the type and or quality of the mummification they preferred: "The best and most expensive kind is said to represent [Osiris], the next best is somewhat inferior and cheaper, while the third is cheapest of all." Because the state of the body
645-401: The afterlife, akh represented the deceased, who was transfigured and often identified with light. It was associated with thought, but not as an action of the mind; rather, it was intellect as a living entity. The ꜣḫ also played a role in the afterlife. Following the death of the ẖt (physical body), the bꜣ and kꜣ were reunited to reanimate the ꜣḫ. The reanimation of the ꜣḫ was only possible if
688-538: The animated series The Pirates of Dark Water Ren ( Star Wars ) (not to be confused with Kylo Ren ), a character in the Star Wars franchise First name [ edit ] Ren Akiyama, a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki Ren Amamiya, the name used for Joker , the main protagonist, in the anime adaptation of Persona 5 Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of Bladedance of Elementalers , Kamito Kazehaya Ren Gottlieb ,
731-435: The anime Chibi Vampire Ren McCormack, the main character from the film Footloose Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Renshia Rurunnren Nakora , heroine of DearS Ren Senjyu, a character from Ultraman Nexus Ren Sohma , the mother of Akito Sohma in the manga Fruits Basket Ren Stevens , a character from Even Stevens Ren Tsuruga , character in the manga Skip Beat Tao Len , sometimes romanized as Tao Ren,
774-526: The anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Lie Ren, a character from the American animated series RWBY Other uses [ edit ] Ren (fictional weapon) , an alternate term for lightsaber in the Star Wars franchise REN TV , a Russian free-to-air television network Ren - meaning to connect or link in Japanese culture - see also renga / renku Ren -
817-446: The bodies of children on a potter's wheel and inserted them into their mothers' bodies. Depending on the region, Egyptians believed that Heqet or Meskhenet was the creator of each person's kꜣ, breathing it into them at the instant of their birth as the part of their soul that made them be alive . The Egyptians also believed that the kꜣ was sustained through food and drink. For this reason food and drink offerings were presented to
860-505: The bꜣ is not merely a part of the person but is the person himself , unlike the soul in Greek, or late Judaic, Christian or Muslim thought. The idea of a purely immaterial existence was so foreign to Egyptian thought that when Christianity spread in Egypt, they borrowed the Greek word ψυχή psychē to describe the concept of soul instead of the term bꜣ. Žabkar concludes that so particular was
903-433: The chance to be judged by the guardians of the underworld . Therefore, it was necessary for the body to be preserved as efficiently and completely as possible and for the burial chamber to be as personalized as it could be, with paintings and statuary showing scenes and triumphs from the deceased's life. In the Old Kingdom, only the pharaoh was granted mummification and, thus, a chance at an eternal and fulfilling afterlife. By
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#1732782855219946-536: The concept of the bꜣ to ancient Egyptian thought that it ought not to be translated but instead the concept be footnoted or parenthetically explained as one of the modes of existence for a person. In another mode of existence the bꜣ of the deceased is depicted in the Book of the Dead returning to the mummy and participating in life outside the tomb in non-corporeal form, echoing the solar theology of Ra uniting with Osiris each night. The word bꜣw ( baw ), plural of
989-455: The dead, although it was the kꜣ within the offerings that was consumed, not the physical aspect. In the Middle kingdom a form of offering tray known as a soul house was developed to facilitate this. The kꜣ was often represented in Egyptian iconography as a second image of the king, leading earlier works to attempt to translate kꜣ as double . In the Old Kingdom private tombs, artwork depicted
1032-1847: The given name Renée Ren (surname) (任), Chinese surname MC Ren , rapper from the group NWA Ren (singer) , member of South Korean boy band NU'EST Ren Gill , Welsh-born, UK-based singer-songwriter, rapper, poet, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Renforshort , Canadian singer formerly known as Ren Ren Yano ( 矢野 仁 ) , Japanese traditional calligrapher Shōji Ren ( 庄司 廉 , 1887-1960) , Japanese businessman Ren Osugi ( 大杉 漣 , 1951–2018) , Japanese actor Ren Sato (politician) ( 佐藤 錬 , born 1951) , Japanese politician Ren Sengoku ( 仙石 廉 , born 1990) , Japanese football player Ren Ozawa ( 小澤 廉 , born 1991) , Japanese actor Ren Kazahari ( 風張 蓮 , born 1993) , Japanese baseball pitcher Ren Wada ( 和田 恋 , born 1995) , Japanese baseball player Ren Ikeda ( 池田 廉 , born 1997) , Japanese footballer Ren Kawashiri ( 川尻 蓮 , born 1997) , Japanese singer and member of JO1 Ren Yamamoto (footballer, born 1997) ( 山本 蓮} , born 1997) , Japanese footballer Ren Meguro ( 目黒 蓮 , born 1997) , Japanese singer, actor, and member of Snow Man Ren Narita ( 成田 蓮 , born 1997) , Japanese wrestler Ren Hiramoto ( 平本 蓮 , born 1998) , Japanese mixed martial artist Ren Omagari ( 大曲 錬 , born 1998) , Japanese baseball player Ren Yamakawa ( 山川 廉} , born 1998) , Japanese footballer Ren Yamamoto (footballer, born 1999) ( 山本 廉} , born 1999) , Japanese footballer Ren Nagase ( 永瀬廉 , born 1999) , Japanese singer, actor, and member of King & Prince Ren Kato ( 加藤 蓮 , born 1999) , Japanese footballer Ren Fujimura ( 藤村 怜 , born 1999) , Japanese football player Ren Sato (racing driver) ( 佐藤 蓮 , born 2001) , Japanese racing driver Religion [ edit ] Ren , "name, identity", an Ancient Egyptian concept of
1075-408: The gods of the underworld) of passing through into the afterlife, the sꜥḥ ( sah ; spiritual representation of the physical body) forms. This spiritual body was then able to interact with the many entities extant in the afterlife. As a part of the larger construct, the ꜣḫ, the sꜥḥ was sometimes seen as an avenging spirit which would return from the underworld to seek revenge on those who had wronged
1118-403: The illness which thou hadst, I caused a master-physician to be fetched ... I spent eight months without eating and drinking like a man. I wept exceedingly together with my household in front of my street-quarter. I gave linen clothes to wrap thee and left no benefit undone that had to be performed for thee. And now, behold, I have spent three years alone without entering into a house, though it
1161-415: The image to the dead named, providing a second body. The obliteration of a name from an object or monument destroyed this connection and in some cases was done intentionally to hinder one's prospects in the afterlife. The bꜣ ( Egyptological pronunciation : ba ) 𓅽 was everything that makes an individual unique, similar to the notion of 'personality'. In this sense, inanimate objects could also have
1204-495: The mid-1970s. In 2011, the government of Orenburg named the airport after Yuri Gagarin . This article about an airport in Russia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul#Ren (name) B C D F G H I K M N P Q R S T U W The ancient Egyptians believed that a soul ( kꜣ and bꜣ ; Egypt. pron. ka/ba)
1247-835: The name given to the Chinese sports car Techrules Ren . See also [ edit ] Renn (disambiguation) Rennie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ren . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren&oldid=1250648220 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Japanese unisex given names Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Pages with broken anchors Short description
1290-437: The person was a complete entity, but if he had led a virtuous life, he could also have access to a multiplicity of forms that could be used in the next world. In some instances, these forms could be employed to help those whom the deceased wished to support or, alternately, to take revenge on his enemies. The ẖt (Egyptological spelling: khet ), or physical form, had to exist for the soul ( kꜣ / bꜣ ) to have intelligence or
1333-556: The proper funeral rites were executed and followed by constant offerings. The ritual was termed s-ꜣḫ "make (a dead person) into an (living) ꜣḫ". In this sense, it developed into a sort of roaming ghost (when the tomb was not in order any more) during the Twentieth Dynasty . An ꜣḫ could do either harm or good to persons still living, depending on the circumstances, causing, e.g., nightmares, feelings of guilt, sickness, etc. It could be invoked by prayers or written letters left in
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1376-455: The soul or spirit Ren (Confucianism) , Confucian concept Fictional characters [ edit ] Single name [ edit ] Ren, the titular heroine from the fantasy webseries Ren: The Girl with the Mark from Mythica Entertainment and Kate Madison Ren (Tsukihime) , a character from the game Kagetsu Tohya and Melty Blood: Re-ACT Ren, son of Primus, protagonist of
1419-429: The soul. Many scholars define sḫm ( sekhem ) as the living force or life-force of the soul which exists in the afterlife after all judgement has been passed. It is defined in a Book of the Dead as the "power" and as a place within which Horus and Osiris dwell in the underworld. The ꜣḫ "(magically) effective one" was a concept of the dead that varied over the long history of ancient Egyptian belief. Relative to
1462-514: The soul: Collectively, these spirits of a dead person were called the Akh after that person had successfully completed its transition to the afterlife . Egyptologist R. David, at the University of Manchester, explains the many facets of the soul as follows: The Egyptians believed that the human personality had many facets—a concept that was probably developed early in the Old Kingdom. In life,
1505-511: The spirit in life. A well-known example was found in a tomb from the Middle Kingdom in which a man leaves a letter to his late wife who, it can be supposed, is haunting him: What wicked thing have I done to thee that I should have come to this evil pass? What have I done to thee? But what thou hast done to me is to have laid hands on me although I had nothing wicked to thee. From the time I lived with thee as thy husband down to today, what have I done to thee that I need hide? When thou didst sicken of
1548-425: The text of the liturgy for opening of the mouth can be found. This ritual which, presumably, would have been performed during interment, was meant to reanimate each section of the body: brain, head, limbs, etc. so that the spiritual body would be able to move in the afterlife. If all the rites, ceremonies, and preservation rituals for the ẖt were observed correctly, and the deceased was found worthy (by Osiris and
1591-472: The tomb by day in shadow form, a thin, black, featureless silhouette of a person. The person in this form is, as we would put it, a mere shadow of his former existence, yet nonetheless still existing. Another form the shadow assumes in the BD , especially in connection with gods, is an ostrich-feather sun-shade, an object which would create a shadow. Little is known about the Egyptian interpretation of this portion of
1634-431: The tomb's offering chapel also in order to help living family members, e.g., by intervening in disputes, by making an appeal to other dead persons or deities with any authority to influence things on earth for the better, but also to inflict punishments. The separation of ꜣḫ and the unification of kꜣ and bꜣ were brought about after death by having the proper offerings made and knowing the proper, efficacious spell, but there
1677-438: The word bꜣ, meant something similar to "impressiveness", "power", and "reputation", particularly of a deity. When a deity intervened in human affairs, it was said that the bꜣw of the deity were at work. The kꜣ ( ka ), 𓂓 , was the Egyptian concept of vital essence, which distinguishes the difference between a living and a dead person, with death occurring when the kꜣ left the body. The Egyptians believed that Khnum created
1720-422: Was an attendant risk of dying again. Egyptian funerary literature (such as the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Dead ) were intended to aid the deceased in "not dying a second time" and to aid in becoming an ꜣḫ. Ancient Egyptians believed that death occurs when a person's kꜣ leaves the body. Ceremonies conducted by priests after death, including the " opening of the mouth ( wp r ) ", aimed not only to restore
1763-521: Was every living thing upon it. When humans were created, that magic took the form of the soul, an eternal force which resided in and with every human. The concept of the soul and the parts which encompass it has varied from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom , at times changing from one dynasty to another, from five parts to more. Most ancient Egyptian funerary texts reference numerous parts of
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1806-427: Was made up of many parts. In addition to these components of the soul, there was the human body (called the ḥꜥ , occasionally a plural ḥꜥw , meaning approximately "sum of bodily parts"). According to ancient Egyptian creation myths , the god Atum created the world out of chaos, utilizing his own magic ( ḥkꜣ ). Because the earth was created with magic, Egyptians believed that the world was imbued with magic and so
1849-465: Was tied so closely with the quality of the afterlife , by the time of the Middle Kingdom , not only were the burial chambers painted with depictions of favourite pastimes and great accomplishments of the dead, but there were also small figurines ( ushabtis ) of servants, slaves, and guards (and, in some cases beloved pets) included in the tombs, to serve the deceased in the afterlife. Before
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