Ba

The symbol for the element barium.

Abbreviation for beerenauslese.

The Egyptian conception of the soul, which, in the form of a man-headed bird, left the body after death and winged its flight to the gods. It returned at intervals to the mummy for the purpose of comforting it and reassuring it concerning immortality. Sometimes carved on the lid of mummy cases, it might be depicted grasping the ankh and the nif; occasionally it was represented as flying down the tomb shaft to the deceased or perched on the breast of the mummy. In the Book of the Dead, a chapter promises abundance of food to the ba.

The ba, or soul, should not be confused with the ka, the human double. In Egypt the human had both. After death, the ba left the body. The ka remained in the tomb and ventured forth in the likeness of the deceased to haunt family and friends.

Sources:

The Book of the Dead. Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge. New Hyde Park, N.Y.: University Books, 1960.

Chemical symbol, barium.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - iflg. ægyptisk religion et billede på sjælen i form af en fugl med menneskeligt an

symb. - barium

abbr. - bankaccept, Bachelor of Arts, British Airways, British Association (for the Advancement of Science), Buenos Aires

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) oiseau à visage humain (incarnation de l'âmechez les Egyptiens)

symb. - (Chim) Baryum

abbr. - baryum, (Univ) licence, (Écon) accord d'une banque, (Aviat) compagnie British Airways, (Sci) association britannique (pour les progrès de la Science), (Géog) Buenos Aires

Deutsch (German)
n. - (altägypt. Rel.) die unsterbliche Seele

symb. - (Chem.) Barium

abbr. - Bakkalaureus der philosophischen Fakultät, (Chem.) Barium

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - πρώτο πτυχίο πανεπιστημίου, πτυχιούχος πανεπιστημίου, Βρετανικές Αερογραμμές, (το στοιχείο) βάριο

Italiano (Italian)
laurea

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - bacharel (m) em Letras, bacharel (m) em Ciências Sociais

Русский (Russian)
бакалавр гуманитарных наук

Español (Spanish)
n. - dios egipcio con forma de pájaro y cabeza humana

symb. - bario

abbr. - licenciado en letras, Buenos Aires

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - Bachelor of Arts, filosofie kandidat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美洲银行, 会计局

钡

灵魂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 美洲銀行, 會計局

symb. - 鋇

n. - 靈魂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 양의 매에 하는 소리

symb. - barium(바륨)

abbr. - British Airways(영국 항공)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 霊魂, メー

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮היבט של הנפש, מיוצג ע"י ציפור בעלת ראש אדם (הדת המצרית הקדומה)‬
symb. - ‮בריום (יסוד)‬
abbr. - ‮המחאה או פקודת-תשלום שהבנק הסכים לשלם, ב.א. - תואר ראשון במדעי הרוח, חברת "בריטיש אירווייס", האגודה לקידום המדע (בריטניה), בואנוס איירס‬

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