ba
/bɑ/
noun
- In ancient Egyptian religion, the spiritual part of a person that could move freely between the world of the living and the afterlife, often shown as a bird with a human head.
- Tomb paintings often show the ba hovering over the mummy.
- The ancient Egyptians believed the ba left the body after death and traveled to the underworld.
- The ba was thought to need food and drink offerings to stay strong in the afterlife.