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Egyptian Religion. By Sarah and Damon. The Afterlife. The Egyptians wore a mask of the god Anubis. For the Egyptians,death wasn’t the end of life, it was just at rest waiting to wake back up again.
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Egyptian Religion By Sarah and Damon
The Afterlife • The Egyptians wore a mask of the god Anubis. • For the Egyptians,death wasn’t the end of life, it was just at rest waiting to wake back up again. • A priest performed the" Opening of the Mouth “ ceremony for the mummy, the priest did incantations to restore all the senses to the body.
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Bastet Bes Geb Hapy Hathor Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Ma’at Nephthys Nun Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Ra-Horakhty Sekhmet Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Tawaret Tefnut Thoth Gods’ Names
What some of the gods represented • Anubis-god of embalming • Osiris-god of the underworld • Sobek-god of the Nile • Ma’at-goddess of truth, justice, and harmony • Ra-god of the sun • Seshat-goddess of writing and measurement • Shu-god of the air • Seth-god of chaos • Ptah-go of craftsmen • Tefnut-goddess of moisture • Thoth-god of writing and knowledge
Bibliography • http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html • http://www.mos.org/quest/afterlife.php • Mummies, Tombs and Treasures book