How important was the ancient Egyptian afterlife?
Here’s two signs that they took it rather seriously. 1. Massive amounts of manpower, economy and time were spent on building pyramids that loomed larger than life on the Egyptian landscape, when essentially they were gigantic tombs. 2. Mummification was an elaborate and costly procedure that was far more involved than today’s comparatively simple funerals. So why did the Egyptians go to so much trouble when someone died? What was it that they were preparing for? Let’s explore what the Egyptians believed happened after death. The Spirit The ancient Egyptians believed in the body having a Ka, or spirit and after death the body would be reunited with the Ka. But only with the right procedures and spells in place. The Test. After death the deceased faces a panel of judges where they will account for their time on earth. He is then led by Anubis, the jackal-faced god, to the scales where his heart will be weighed against the feather of Maat, the Goddess of Truth and Justice. This is perhaps
