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Ancient Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife

Ancient Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife. Miranda King, Luis Torres, Bryce Slabinski, Megan Tolton. Egyptian God Names. The god of the sun was known as Ra The god of music was Hathor They called the god of destruction Sekhmet The god of the sky was Nut

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Ancient Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife

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  1. Ancient Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife Miranda King, Luis Torres, Bryce Slabinski, Megan Tolton

  2. Egyptian God Names • The god of the sun was known as Ra • The god of music was Hathor • They called the god of destruction Sekhmet • The god of the sky was Nut • The god of earth, Geb, was the color of plants and Nile river mud

  3. Other Egyptian Gods • Anubis- Embalming • Ma’at- Justice • Amun- Creation • Bastet- Cats • Horus- Pharoah • Isis- Magic • Thoth- Wisdom

  4. Appearances of (some) Egyptian Gods Ra- Head of falcon and sun disk Nut- Blue with golden stars Sekhmet- Head of lion Anubis- Head of a jackal Bastet- Has the head of a Cat…

  5. Truthful Heart • The deceased would stand before 42 judges and gods • Their heart contained the deeds of their lifetime was lead to a set of scales • If the heart was kept balanced it went that they were truthful • If they their heart was balanced then they would have a perfect afterlife

  6. Unbalanced Heart • When they are determined if they lived a good truthful heart they determine whether they have a good heart or bad heart • If the heart of the person is unbalanced they will be sent to the Devourer of the Dead • The Devourer was known as the Great Swallower • The person would then be immediately killed

  7. Mummification • Took up to 70 days to do the process • Their internal organs were removed • Their brain was pulled through their nose • The body was placed in a mixture of salt known as Natron • After that the body was wrapped in linen with amulets and was inserted between layers and place in a coffin

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