Funerary Beliefs

Funerary Beliefs
Importance Of The Tomb Because tombs and temples were built of stone, evidence relating to burials and state religious customs has survived better than evidence http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/importance-of-tomb.html
Concepts of the Afterlife The Egyptians’ concept of the personality was complex and had a direct influence on their belief in immortality. It was probably formulated early in http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/concepts-of-afterlife.html
The Sun Cult and the Pyramids The cult of the sun god Re dominated the religious beliefs and practices of the Old Kingdom. The Nile and the sun were the two great life-givers of http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/sun-cult-and-pyramids.html
Tombs and Tomb Art In some periods royal burials were accommodated in pyramids, but nobles and officials had tombs. There were variations in design over the http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/tombs-and-tomb-art.html
Tomb Goods To provide the deceased with the requirements for the afterlife clothing, food, jewelry, cosmetics, tools, weapons, domestic utensils, and many http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/tomb-goods.html
Osiris and Gods of the Dead Since the Egyptians were much concerned with death and the afterlife, several gods were attributed with special powers to assist them in this http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/osiris-and-gods-of-dead.html
Mummification The term mummy is used to describe a naturally or artificially preserved body in which desiccation of the tissues has enabled it to resist http://egykingdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/mummification.html