What was the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, and what did ancient Egyptians believe happened after death? The Egyptian Book of the Dead was not actually a single book, but a collection of more than 190 ancient Egyptian funerary spells created to help the dead navigate the afterlife.
Explore the Book of the Dead, the Egyptian afterlife, and the evolution of Egyptian funerary texts from the Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts to the elaborate papyrus manuscripts of the New Kingdom.
Discover the ka, ba, akh and Egyptian concept of the self, why the heart was so important, and how the dead were expected to navigate the dangerous Duat - the ancient Egyptian underworld.
We also explore some of the most fascinating spells, including Spell 144, which helped the deceased pass the guarded gates of the underworld, Spell 125, the Declaration of Innocence, and Spell 30B, which addressed the heart before the final judgment.
Finally, discover the famous Weighing of the Heart, where Anubis weighed the deceased's heart against the feather of Ma’at, while Osiris presided over the judgment and Ammit waited for those who failed.
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