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Kadashman Enlil I.
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Kadashman-Enlil I., according to the contemporary inscriptions, was a Kassite King of Babylon from c. 1374 BC. to 1360 BC. (Middle Chronology). He is known to have been a contemporary of Amenhotep III. (18th dynasty), and the Amarna letters show that he corresponded with the Egyptian Pharaoh. This evidence places Kadashman-Enlil I. securely to the first half of the 14th century BC by most standard chronologies.
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Kap
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Kap translates in the ancient Egyptian language as 'Royal Nursery'. It is also attested in the Middle Kingdom textual sources, then disappeared around the end of the 18th dynasty. "The Kap was a place in the royal house where the princes and the noble's sons grew up." (Erman and Grapow, 1971, vol. V). The honorary title 'Child of the Kap' is known from the Middle Kingdom till the end of the 18th dynasty and was held by some nobles raised in the royal house or royal harem. They kept the title throughout their lives to express their old contact with the royal palace.
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Karnak
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Karnak is the ancient site of the temple of Amun at Thebes (today Luxor). It is the largest religious building complex in the world that was dedicated mainly to Amun, but there are monumental temples for other deities such as Osiris, Montu, Isis, and Ptah. During the temple's long history, Karnak was constantly rebuilt, renovated and expanded to its size, and the ruins today cover over 200 acres of land. Most pharaohs wished to be remembered for their contributions to the site. The complex continued growing from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2040 - 1782 BC.) through the New Kingdom (1570 - 1069 BC.) and throughout the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323 - 30 BC.).
The site had many names along the millennia, such as Nesut-Towi, 'Throne of the Two Lands', Ipet-Iset, 'The Finest of Seats', Ipt-Swt, 'Selected Spot' as well as Ipetsut, 'The Most Select of Places'. The ancient Egyptians believed that the temple's site was the exact place where the primordial mound rose from nothingness and upon which Amun manifested himself. The ancient Egyptians built their first temple at this spot and founded the city of Thebes as a city around it. Today historians believe that Karnak was an ancient observatory just as well as a place of worship where the god Amun would interact directly with the people of earth.
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Kassite
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Kassite people were an ancient population which was (according to the archaeological evidence) probably originated from the Zagros Mountains of Iran. They are known mainly for establishing the second (middle) Babylonian dynasty, which lasted for 576 years.
The king's lists in the remaining chronicles on the Kassite Empire are unclear. The Kassite kings seem to have originated from a minor military aristocracy from the Zagros mountains. They were apparently efficient rulers but also locally unpopular. Their capital city was Dur-Kurigalzu.
Kenamun / Qenamun
Kenamun was a mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty who was also in charge of the granaries of Karnak temple. Tomb TT162 in Thebes.
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Keret
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Keret was a mercenary soldier in the troops of Nebamun to save Nebetah.
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Kha-em-maat
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Kha-em-maat was Amenhotep III’s Horus name. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt had five royal names. His birth name (nomen) was Amenhotep Heqawaset ('Amun is Pleased, Ruler of Thebes'), and his throne name (prenomen) was Neb-maat-re ('Lord of Truth is Re').
He also used the Horus name Kanakht Khaemmaat ('Strong Bull’, ‘Arising in Thebes'), the Nebty name Semenhepusegerehtawy ('One establishing laws, pacifying the two lands') and the Golden Horus name Aakhepesh-husetiu ('Great of valor, smiting the Asiatic').
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Khahotep
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Khahotep was the old librarian of the archives in the temple of the goddess Sekhmet during the reign of Amenhotep III (18th dynasty).
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Khemenu
(See Hermopolis)
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Khemet
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Khemet in the ancient Egyptian language means the 'Black Land', in reference to the colour or the silt in the Nile Valley and as opposed to Deshr'et or red land in relation to the desert.
It was the name given to Upper Egypt before the unification. After the unification of Egypt, the whole country was named after the first capital Hwt-geb-ptah ('The estate of the creator god Ptah'), shortened as Aigpt. That leads to the modern name of the country.
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Kheruef
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Kheruef, called Sena'a (or Naai), was the 'Overseer of the Estate of the Great Royal Wife', Queen Tiye. Kheruef also bore titles such as 'Royal Scribe', 'Bearer of the Royal Seal',' First Herald to the King', and 'High Steward of the Great Royal Wife'. His tomb is at TT 192 in Thebes.
Khonsu
Khonsu (Khons, Chons, Khensu) was a god of the moon and time. He formed a triad with Amun and Mut, and the center of their cult was at Thebes. His attributes were the same as those of the god Thoth, who was also associated with the moon and the measurement of time.
In the New Kingdom, he was worshipped primarily as gentle and compassionate, although Khonsu also had a darker side. During the early part of Egyptian history (in the Old Kingdom), the people considered him violent and dangerous. The 'Cannibal hymn' (part of the Pyramid Texts) shows him as a blood-thirsty deity who persuaded the deceased king to kill and eat the other gods, and The Coffin Texts describe him as "Khonsu, who lives on hearts".
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Kundur
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Kundur was an elderly Kassite soldier in Dur Kurigalzu. He was Zika's friend and trainer in martial arts.