6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 18

The Best Place to Be
What do you think the Egyptian afterlife was
like? The Egyptian afterlife was very
interesting. For example, to get to the afterlife
you had to meet the god of the afterlife at the
Hall of Judgment. You also had to confess that
you’re innocent of 42 crimes to 42 judges just
to prove you had a good life. The afterlife had
involved both the Land of the Dead and super
special tasks in the Hall of Judgment.

The Land of the Dead was a unique
place for all the spirits of the dead people to
go to. The Land of the Dead was not a place
where you just walk in and go to the afterlife
in a snap, Osiris, Anubis, and Isis are only
three gods that are part of the
afterlife. In Egyptian Gods and
Goddesses, it talks about how
Osiris is the god of the
underworld and how Anubis is
the god of mummification.
During the journey in the Land
of the Dead, the dead person will
have to fight demons and snakes
and get past pools of lava. But
don’t be afraid, in Egypt the
Culture, it states that the Book of the Dead
help the dead persons spirit through tuff
times like help to battle a demon. The
Egyptian afterlife was