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Egyptian Funeral Rites
Summary: Describes the funeral rites practiced by the ancient Egyptians. This includes the process of mummification as well as a funeral processions including coffin, tomb. etc
In ancient Egypt, Egyptians praised and loved the gods, the gods affected every aspect of their life. They wanted to live amongst them in the afterlife, in paradise for eternity, hence mummification. A preservation method used by the Egyptians, to assist the dead to reach the house of Osiris. Death and the procession afterwards was a magnificent and elaborate series of ceremonies and rituals. When a great pharaoh passed on they were buried in a very decorative, complex and genius monuments, the pyramids. However it was not always so, we shall discuss the development of mummification, funeral rites throughout the Dynasties.
gypt was once the most powerful and advanced civilization that our world has ever seen. Egyptian civilization and their love of life was rich with intellect and perseverance. We can only speculate how and why such a young country in it's day developed the most complex of...
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