what was the idea of death in egypt?
One aspect of death was the disintegration of the various "kheperu", or modes of existence.
Book of the Dead
One aspect of death was the disintegration of the various "kheperu", or modes of existence.
when was the book of the dead published Around 1550 BCE. what is the specialty of this book? It is an ancient Egyptian funerary text. by whom was it compiled? Karl Richard Lepsius.
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Book of the Dead [SEP] Preservation
One aspect of death was the disintegration of the various "kheperu", or modes of existence. Funerary rituals served to re-integrate these different aspects of being. Mummification served to preserve and transform the physical body into "sah", an idealised form with divine aspects; the "Book of the Dead" contained spells aimed at preserving the body of the deceased, which may have been recited during the process of mummification. The heart, which was regarded as the aspect of being which included intelligence and memory, was also protected with spells, and in case anything happened to the physical heart, it was common to bury jewelled heart scarabs with a body to provide a replacement.