What was the ancient Egyptian afterlife actually like? You’ve probably heard a bit about ancient Egyptian beliefs in an afterlife and how to get there, but what was it actually like once you got there? This video gives you the 3 things you need to know to understand the ancient Egyptian afterlife.



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This book by Salima Ikram is my favorite general introduction to death, burial, and afterlife beliefs and practices in ancient Egypt. It is a great introduction to a variety of topics related to the afterlife. I like it so much that I use it as the main text in one of my courses:

☥Ikram, Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt https://amzn.to/2wXo6BS




If you’re looking for an introduction to the wider subject of ancient Egyptian religion, this book by Teeter is one I love to use when teaching ancient Egyptian religion. It covers many aspects of ancient Egyptian belief and ritual and devotes two chapters to death and the afterlife:

☥Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt http://amzn.to/2BhmiZs





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Closeup of Ani papyrus with Field of Reeds: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)



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Closeup of Ani papyrus with Field of Reeds: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Weighing of the heart from papyrus of Ani: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Presentation to Osiris in papyrus of Ani: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Map of Egypt with hieroglyphic names of places: by Jeff Dahl with hieroglyphic names of nomes and towns by JLG. Arts (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Generic pharaoh image: by Jeff Dahl (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Amduat scene of towing boat: By Ben Pirard
Osiris: by Jeff Dahl (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
Family group from tomb of Inerkhau at Deir elMedina: BRUYÈRE Bernard :"Rapport préliminaire sur les fouilles de Deir el Medineh (Fouilles de l'IFAO)", Le Caire, 1930, pl. 17
Asparagus, chives, turkey, lettuce, broccoli, baguette, and leg of meat icons made by Smashicons [https://www.flaticon.com/authors/smas...] from www.flaticon.com
Shabti of Henuttaneb: © Voices of Ancient Egypt
Ba Bird: Wikimedia user Jeff Dahl (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...)
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