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  2. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of funerary practices that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included mummifying the body, casting magic spells, and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife.

  3. Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs were centered around a variety of complex rituals that were influenced by many aspects of Egyptian culture. Religion was a major contributor, since it was an important social practice that bound all Egyptians together.

  4. Book of the Dead - Wikipedia

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    Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt. Translated by David Lorton. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-4241-9; D'Auria, S (et al.) Mummies and Magic: the Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1989. ISBN 0-87846-307-0; Faulkner, Raymond O; Andrews, Carol (editor), The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. University of Texas ...

  5. Opening of the mouth ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The opening of the mouth ceremony (or ritual) was an ancient Egyptian ritual described in funerary texts such as the Pyramid Texts. From the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period, there is ample evidence of this ceremony, which was believed to give the deceased their fundamental senses to carry out tasks in the afterlife. Various practices were ...

  6. 'Extraordinary' Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Called 'Lady of the ...

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    The ancient tomb was found buried in a ... The "extraordinary" tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian woman has been found 4,000 years after her death. On Oct. 2, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...

  7. List of Book of the Dead spells - Wikipedia

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    A spell for going out into the day and living after death. [5] 3. Another like it. [5] 4. Spell for passing on the upper road of Rosetjau. [5] Rosetjau is the "name of the Necropolis of Giza or Memphis, later extended to the Other World in general." [6] 5. Spell for not doing work in the realm of the dead. 6. A shabti spell.

  8. Scientists reveal new details about ‘screaming’ Egyptian ...

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    Only a few ancient Egyptian mummies have been found with their mouths open, the study noted, with embalmers typically wrapping the jawbone and the skull to keep the deceased’s mouth shut.

  9. Anubis - Wikipedia

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    Anubis (/ ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head.