Early Egyptian Civilization Flashcards
Religion of Egyptian
Mythology, Polytheistic:2 thousands Gods
Atum-Ra/Atum Re
Sun God, creator
Osiris
God of underworld/judgment, first pharaoh according to myth
Seth
god of evil,storms,destruction, Osiris brother
Isis
Goddess of nature,magic,medicine, Osiris wife
Nephthys
Goddess of sleep,night,dead
Horus
God of sky,protector-current pharaoh,son of Osiris
Hapi
God of the Nile
Sekhmet
Goddess of destruction,wife of Seth
Anubis
God of dead,mummification,souls
Taweret
Goddess of child birth
Obelisk
Symbol of Ra(sun God)
Mummification
Took 70 days, Organs removed except heart, dried and wrapped in linen
Scarab Beetle, Shabti
Represented rebirth/resurrection
Small dolls used to represented of the deceased
Why mummification?
A death the ka(soul) separated from the ba(body) for the afterlife the body must be preserved so the ka could recognize the ba and reunite
Journey to the after life
Boat was put in the tomb to take you to the realm of the died(Duet)
Book(Scroll-map to the underworld,prayer and spells, fight off evil
Hall of Ma’at
Face 42 gods to declare your innocence
judgement hall
Judged by Osiris(underworld god)
feather is weighed against your heart
Feather=Ma’at(truth/justice goddess)
Heart=sin
Thoth(bird)-god of wisdom/knowledge-records fate