Egyptian Ways By: Steve Alonso

How do you like your chicken? Fried, grilled, or mummified? Well you would be surprised that there are such things as mummified chickens…Well in Egypt there is. This paper will focus on Egyptian belief, mummification, and afterlife.

Belief

 Egyptians had many beliefs, and one of those beliefs was gods and goddesses. Since Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses, they did much to honor them. Egyptians did sacred rituals for gods and goddesses. Egyptians did sacred rituals with priests who were selected to do ceremonies for the gods. Egyptians had over one hundred different gods and goddesses who each represented something. Each god represented something to Egyptians such as sun or wisdom. Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses.   

                                                            Mummification

Mummification was a special event in Egypt. Mummification first took place in Egypt because Egyptians dreaded the thought their world would cease to exist. Egyptians made funerary cults around their eyes which they thought would insure their survival forever. Mummification was a long process containing many steps. Mummification took a long time to finish due to the process of the steps. The main step consuming time was drying, since it took over seventy days. Egyptians also mummified animals. Egyptians also mummified animals in the same process they used for humans. Animals were usually mummified because of Egyptian belief such as they thought they will give company to the people in afterlife. Mummification was important in Egypt.

Afterlife

Egyptians thought there was a place for after death. Egyptians believed in afterlife where one goes after death. Egyptians thought below the surface there was a place called Duat. Egyptians thought Duat was an underworld where one had to face many dangers before being admitted into afterlife. Duat was basically a place where one was tested to see if one is worthy to go to afterlife. The ultimate test was the hall of two truths.  The hall of two truths was where ones heart was weighed by the good or bad one had done in life. If one failed they would be devoured by a horrible beast. Egyptians believed in afterlife.                                                                                                   

Egyptians had over one hundred gods and goddesses I think that’s unbelievable don’t you? You know I also think the fact that Egypt was the first place where mummification was used is hard to believe since mummification took place all over the world. Since Egypt believed in afterlife I wonder if other people thought the same. Anyway thanks for reading my report.