Life and Death in Egypt (history)(religion)

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Life and Death in Egypt (Prehistoric to AD500)



     The Egyptians believed in immortality. Immortality, is the belief that you can live forever. You will never die and there is nothing that can kill you. Egyptians saw life as a temporary stop to the eternal life. The life you have in the real world is not the only life you have. It is a life where you must do certain things to have access to the next life. The next life is available, but a sacrifice must be made. Egyptians believed that life was a big test for the next life.

     According to the Egyptian religion, after one dies they are judged on their deeds and gold. At the time of judgment, a man or woman is judged by 42 Egyptian Gods. There are two interpretations of how someone is going to be judged after death. One interpretation, someone will be judged by Anubis with their heart. Their heart will be put on a weight balance scale. If the heart is heavier then a feather, it will be cut. The person will then go to the underworld forever.

     The other interpretation, states that one will be judged based on a feather and how much gold they have to offer. If they offer a lot of gold and their a bad person, they can still get away with their crime. The gold amount has to out weigh their bad deeds in life. In life, one has the ability to perform bad deeds and good deeds. Good deeds and gold have to outweigh the feather.

     A poor person who does not have enough good deeds or gold, will be sent to the underworld for eternity. You can buy your way into Egyptian heaven. But, you have to be buried with the gold according to the Egyptian religion. Then, you will have the ability to give gold to Anubis. Anubis, the Egyptian God of judgment, will decide if your heart will get crushed or saved. If a person was to pass the afterlife test, they would become one with Osiris. Osiris is the creator of man and all living things. The individual will then travel on a boat to reach Egyptian heaven. Once they reach, they will live there forever and be happy.







Reference:



(2018). Life After Death. Retrieved from URL: https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcr04e.shtml.