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Afterlife In Ancient Egyptian Culture

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Lucas Chen
Professor Chrissanthos
World History 10
July 15, 2015
From the death and beyond and back- Egyptian belief of afterlife
In the year 1999, one of my favorite childhood movie, the mummy, came out, and it was a blockbuster. Modern archeologist and society have always been attracted by Egyptian culture. Not considering the impact of Egyptian empire culture in history, people are interest about Egyptian culture because of the magnificent pyramid and mysterious mummies. From the view of people today, these archeological discovery are for amusement, but for the ancient Egyptians these are what they live for. The belief in an afterlife is one the most influential religious forces within Egyptian society. The afterlife contributed to Egyptian’s …show more content…

Unfortunately, this method is not very effective at preserving the bodies. It was not until the new kingdom of Egypt, “some significant advance in mummification were made in the eighteenth Dynasty”. First, the embalmer use a very long needle consists of iron, and he insert the needle through nostril cavity. This shows that Egyptian have understanding of physiology, which allows them to remove brain tissue with least amount of damage to skulls. After the removal of the brain tissue, to insure skull’s structural integrity and prevent rotting, Egyptian injected resin, sticky substance acquire from tree sap. Egyptian was able to inject resin into the brain which is quite difficult task because resin will dry up once it come in contact with ambient air. The development and usage of resin shows Egyptian have a great understanding of material science. This advancement in material is driven by their belief in …show more content…

Once understand the concept of afterlife which is the idea of entering eternal life beyond death, the Egyptian are not obsess with death. Instead, they are living for life, an eternal life with god. This is shown by the inscription on Abydos stela. “The singer Tjeni-aa, he says, how well-established you are in your place of eternity,…whom he wished to sing for his Ka every day.” To be with god, self-righteousness is established deep down each Egyptians’ heart. Without this belief, none of the advancement in technologies, trade, and social morale will exists, and none of us would heard of the great pyramid of Giza or

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