The Book of the Dead played an important role in helping modern societies understand the value that the Egyptians placed on death and the journey into the afterlife. The Book of the Dead was not one book initially; it was a series of spells that were later compiled, numbered, and ordered....
Egyptian book of the Dead "The Book of Dead" is the common name for the ancient Egyptian funerary text known as "Spells of Coming" (or "Going") "Forth By Day." The name itself was depicted by the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius, who published a selection of the texts in 1842...
It was fascination with "culture of death" – as Egyptian civilisation happens to be named – what left its impress on the 18th, 19th and 20th century European funerary customs as well. Some monuments, however, were planned for the living, as e.g. the Giraffe-ho...
The Feast of Wagy was a festival of the dead. It took place at the beginning of the Egyptian new year and honoredOsiris. Ancient Egyptians often honored the dead with offerings of food, drink, and prayer during the festival. The Feast of Sokar honored Sokar, the falcon deity. This plantin...
Death and the next world dominate both the archaeological record and popular modern conceptions of Egyptian religion. This dominance is determined to a great extent by the landscape of the country, since tombs were placed if possible in the desert. Vast resources were expended on creating prestigiou...
One of the most famous works of ancient Egyptian literature is "The Book of the Dead," a collection of spells used to help the deceased travel through the afterlife. Another famous work is "The Report of Wenamun," considered to be one of the greatest works of literature to be produced ...
(尸体解剖).They cut open the body and study its parts.Ancient Egyptians also performed autopsies to help understand causes of death.In addition,autopsies helped ancient Egyptians study the human body.By comparing the hearts of people who were different ages,for example,Egyptians could determine ...
Amarna (Arabic:العمارنة al-‘amārnah) is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, and abandoned shortly after his death (1332 BC). The name...
TaggedAnubis,Artemidora,Egyptian mourners,Isis,mourners,Nephthys,Osiris The Book “Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt”…Coming soon!!! Posted onJuly 2, 2019|1 comment Book Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt Mourners shake and pull their hair on reliefs and paintings from ancient Egypt. They took...
death, after life, and resurrection are explained, with a section on the Egyptian funeral. The mummification process, with all the variations that took place in Egypt's three thousand year history, is also explored in detail. This is a complete source-book on death and burial in ancient ...