Afterlife of Egypt
By Hope Federico
Journey to the afterlife was a
difficult process but in every chase on
life there is a light at the end tunnel.
When Egyptians were buried they were
buried with a book of spells prayers and
biblical stories to help guide them
through the afterlife. This was called the
book of the dead. Every mummy was
buried with it in order to survive the
underworld. Egyptians mummified
because the afterlife was dreadfully
important to their religion.
Indeed, the afterlife was
incredibly religious. If fact “the god of the
underworld made the decision on who
entered the afterlife.” This was
mentioned in the book Egyptian God
and Goddesses by Henry Baker.
Also, traveling to the afterlife was
very scary. The journey to the afterlife
was explained as a scary long process.
“When you died in Ancient Egypt you
take an extremely dangerous journey to
the hall of judgment.” That is according
to the book of Gods and Goddesses by
Henry Baker. To add to that, “Egyptians
were deathly afraid of snakes and fire,
however these were two obstacles they
had to face if they wanted to go to the
afterlife.” As stated in MUMMIES! By
Keen Goin.
Lastly, in order to go to the
afterlife. “Egyptians religion indicated
that a dead person needed a body and
a heart in order to go to the afterlife” As
the author Clive Gifford of Food and
Cooking of Egypt wrote. To add to that,
“when you went to the hall of judgment
you had to be a good person to enter
the afterlife.” According to Egyptian
Gods and Goddesses by Henry Baker.
In conclusion, the afterlife was
very important to Egypt. The afterlife
was a light at the end of the tonel.