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  2. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    The ancient burial process evolved over time as old customs were discarded and new ones adopted, but several important elements of the process persisted. Although specific details changed over time, the preparation of the body, the magic rituals, and grave goods were all essential parts of a proper Egyptian funeral.

  3. Harper's Songs - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Egyptians were not exclusively interested in the causes and cures for blindness but also the social care of the individual. [ 2 ] Harper's Songs are ancient Egyptian texts that originated in tomb inscriptions of the Middle Kingdom (but found on papyrus texts until the Papyrus Harris 500 of the New Kingdom ), which in the main praise ...

  4. Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys - Wikipedia

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    Isis, Egyptian goddess. The Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys are a work of ancient Egyptian literature whose author is unknown. Probably not older than the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, the songs form part of the funeral hieratic papyrus of Nesi Ámsu (No. 10158 in the British Museum).

  5. Clergy of ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    the priests of Ka, in charge of daily worship, known as the "Servants of Ka"; The priests-hery-heb, "those who carry the feast", whose role is to read the funeral liturgy; the ritual priests (ḫr(y).w-ḥb.t), literally those under the ritual, responsible for reading the glorifications during funeral ceremonies;

  6. 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 ...

  7. Anubis - Wikipedia

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    Anubis (/ ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s /; [3] 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. [4]

  8. Ancient Egyptian funerary texts - Wikipedia

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    The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going forth by Day, Twentieth Anniversary Edition. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-4521-4438-2. Lichtheim, Miriam (1975). Ancient Egyptian Literature, vol 1. London, England: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02899-6. Hornung, E. (1999). The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife. Translated by ...

  9. Category:Ancient Egyptian hymns - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian hymns" ... Harper's Songs This page was last edited on 29 October 2020, at 19:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...