EGYPT - Religion
Gods and Godesses, Book of
Dead, Spirit of Dead,
Mummification, and the Afterlife
Gods and Goddesses
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Ancient Egyptians worship of 2000 different gods
Before Egypt was united their were 40 tribes all with different gods
After all the Gods were kept, meaning many gods had similar characteristics
Animals were considered the living images of the gods
How Gods Dress
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Tunic with suspenders.
Dress with suspenders.
The short loincloth
The short-sleeved overall
The full-length dress
BOOK OF THE DEAD
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In Egyptian called : "The Book of Coming forth by Day“
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Contains spells, charms, passwords and numbers to help secure an easy passage
for the deceased into the after life
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Egyptians believed that knowledge of the appropriate spells was essential to
achieving happiness in the next life
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written on papyrus paper and organized into chapters containing only
hieroglyphics
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spell 125 is one of the most well known segments which is the judging of the soul
done by Osiris and his 42 judges
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"Book of the Dead" meant to aid deceased in not dying a second time and
becoming an akh
The book of dead
inscribed on tomb 
 weighing of the
heart against Ma'at’s
Feather
Mummification
Wrapping
First the head and neck are wrapped with linen. The fingers and toes
are wrapped individually. The arms and legs are wrapped separately
from the body
In the layers the embalmers place amulets to protect the body in the
underworld. The 'isis knot' amulet protects the body and ' Plummet'
represents personal balance
Priests read out spells while the mummy is being wrapped.
Papyrus scroll filled with spells from the book of the dead is
wrapped in the mummies hands
A cloth is then wrapped over the whole body and a painting of Osiris
is Painted on top.
A funeral is then held for the dead person before the body is layered
to rest they have a ritual called 'the opening of he mouth' this lets
the dead person eat and drink one last time
The After Life
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Death is not seen as the last stage of life
Before the mummy can reach the underworld it has to pass through seven
gates, aided by the magic spells inscribed upon the funerary objects, then
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the dead person arrives in the presence of Osiris (god of the underworld)
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Osiris then performs a ceremony called the 'weighing of the heart‘
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Heart of the dead person is weighed on a scale by the jackal headed god
Balancing the scale meant immortality
If the scale did not balance then Amemt (crocodile headed god) would eat
the heart, and Seth, murderer of Osiris ate the rest of the body
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Embalming the Body
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Wash the body with good smelling palm wines and rinse with water
from the Nile.
Cut a slit in the left side of the body and remove internal organs the
liver, stomach, lungs and intestines are placed in canopic jars.
imsety the human headed god holds the liver hapy the baboon
headed god holds the lungs duamutef the jackal headed god holds the
stomach qebehsenuef the falcon headed god holds the intestines
A hook is then inserted up the nose to remove the brains the heart
remains in the body because the Egyptians believed that your heart
was the most important aspect of the human.
The body is then covered and stuffed with which will help to dry out
The body is then placed in the desert for 40 days. After the 40 days
the body is then washed again with Nile water the skin is the covered
in oils.
Canopic Jars