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Egyptian Religion and Egyptian Religion and the Afterlifethe Afterlife

Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:

Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:

Osiris Isis Horus Osiris Isis Horus

Over 2000!

Preparations for the Underworld

Preparations for the Underworld

Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit

Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit

ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.

ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.

Materials Used in Mummification

Materials Used in Mummification

1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankincense

1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankincense

Preparation for the Afterlife

Preparation for the Afterlife

Journey to the Underworld

Journey to the Underworld

A boat for the journey is

provided for a dead pharaoh

in his tomb.

A boat for the journey is

provided for a dead pharaoh

in his tomb.

The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”

The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”

Shabtis: The Pharaoh’s Servants in the AfterlifeShabtis: The Pharaoh’s Servants in the Afterlife

Giza Pyramid ComplexGiza Pyramid Complex

King TutankhamonKing Tutankhamon

1336-1327 B. C. E.

1336-1327 B. C. E.

How is the Egyptian How is the Egyptian religion impacted by religion impacted by

their geography?their geography?