Ra - God of the Sun & OrderOur Egyptian line of stamps represents symbols and images that are widely known as being symbols of strength and representation of the basis of life. The first of our Ancient Egyptian Gods metal design stamps is Ra, the sun god. Ra is the Egyptian word for 'sun'. As a solar deity, Ra embodied the power of the sun but was also thought to be the sun itself, envisioned as the great god riding in his barge across the heavens throughout the day and