Characters
The captain of the boat that takes Mara and Sheftu to Thebes
Nekonkh
The city the book starts out in
Menfe
This is the ship Mara and Sheftu travel to Thebes in
The Silver Beetle
A loincloth or scarf worn by men, wrapped around their waists and held by a belt
The princess of Canaan
Innani
The city Mara, Sheftu, and Nekonkh travel to; the capital of Egypt
Thebes
Mara is caught trying to steal these from her master at the beginning of the book
Papyrus rolls; books
a lost soul or demon
kheft
the "War Hawk"
Khofra
The river Mara, Sheftu, and Nekonkh travel on
The Nile
These are left in a chest in Mara's room with a secret message inside them. Mara also steals them in the marketplace in the beginning of the book.
Honey cakes
a stone beetle used as a talisman or ornament
scarab
The guard that Mara flirts with to escape the palace walls
Reshed
The meeting place for the members of the rebellion. Sheftu meets Mara here for their secret meetings.
The Inn of the Falcon
This is given to Mara by Sheftu. When he discovers that she kept it, it gives it away that she had been double crossing him
The ring
slow, sluggish
languid
The man that buys Mara from her first master and recruits her to spy for the queen
Nahereh
This is where Sheftu retrieves the gold to support the overthrowing of Hatchepsut
The tomb of Thutmose I
Mara uses these to pass a secret message to Thutmose during one of their meetings
Sketches
lighthearted, unconcern
insouciance