Funerary Religion (Sheet 4) Flashcards
Ka
The spirit of sustenance, focus of the offering cult
Ba
Mobile aspect of a person which can move between the living realm and the duat
Sah (or Khat)
The mummified body
Akh
Reborn part of the body in the Duat
Judgement before Osiris
Heart of the deceased is weighed against the feather of Maat. Failure to pass this test results in second death (Ammemmet “the gobbler” eats your heart)
Shabtis
Figurines which serve as substitutes in the afterlife when the deceased is called upon to conduct physical tasks
Canopic Jars
Jars which contain lungs, intestines, stomach and liver
Heart Scarab
Protective amulet in the form of a swinged scarab beetle, inscribed with a spell that prohibits the heart from testifying against the deceased in the feather-weighing ceremony
Djed Pillar
Backbone of Osiris
Ankh Symbol
Life
Udjat
Eye of Horus. Lost in the struggle with Seth; he regained it and so the udjat means intact, complete and healthy. The eye symbolizes completeness, healing and protection. It is composed of 6 fractions that equal 1 (1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/64)
Tjet knot
Isis knot
Pyramid Texts
Develop as funerary spells which decorate the inside of royal pyramids of the late Old Kingdom
Coffin Texts
Non-rotal texts which are partially adapted from the Pyramid texts during the first intermediate period and Middle Kingdom
Book of the Dead
Standardized funerary book of the New Kingdom and later periods - describes the afterlife and provides the deceased with spells necessary for safe passage
