Ancient Egyptian afterlife – What was it like?
37,306
Published 2019-09-17
☥☥Free Hieroglyphs Guide ☥☥
Download the free guide to get started with reading and writing hieroglyphs:
www.voicesofancientegypt.com/guide/
☥☥ RECOMMENDED BOOKS☥☥
(Note: the following links are affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission [at no cost to you] when you make a purchase using one of these links. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make educational videos like this one. Thank you for your support!)
This book by Salima Ikram is my favorite general introduction to death, burial, and afterlife beliefs and practices in ancient Egypt. It is a great introduction to a variety of topics related to the afterlife. I like it so much that I use it as the main text in one of my courses:
☥Ikram, Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt - amzn.to/2wXo6BS
If you’re looking for an introduction to the wider subject of ancient Egyptian religion, this book by Teeter is one I love to use when teaching ancient Egyptian religion. It covers many aspects of ancient Egyptian belief and ritual and devotes two chapters to death and the afterlife:
☥Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt - amzn.to/2BhmiZs
☥☥ FIND VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT ELSEWHERE ☥☥
Instagram - www.instagram.com/VoicesofAncientEgypt
Twitter - twitter.com/VoicesAncient
Facebook - bit.ly/VoicesCommunity
Website - www.VoicesofAncientEgypt.com/
☥☥PHOTO CREDITS☥☥
All photos used in this video are licensed for non-commercial and commercial use. Credits included when attribution is required:
Images in thumbnail:
Mummy icon: freepik [www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik] from www.flaticon.com
Close-up of Ani papyrus with Field of Reeds: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Image in video:
Close-up of Ani papyrus with Field of Reeds: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Weighing of the heart from papyrus of Ani: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Presentation to Osiris in papyrus of Ani: © Trustees of the British Museum (EA 10470)
Map of Egypt with hieroglyphic names of places: by Jeff Dahl with hieroglyphic names of nomes and towns by JLG. Arts (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Egypt_map-…)
Generic pharaoh image: by Jeff Dahl (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pharaoh.svg)
Amduat scene of towing boat: By Ben Pirard
Osiris: by Jeff Dahl (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Standing_Osiris_ed…)
Family group from tomb of Inerkhau at Deir el-Medina: BRUYÈRE Bernard :"Rapport préliminaire sur les fouilles de Deir el Medineh (Fouilles de l'IFAO)", Le Caire, 1930, pl. 17
Asparagus, chives, turkey, lettuce, broccoli, baguette, and leg of meat icons made by Smashicons [www.flaticon.com/authors/smashicons] from www.flaticon.com
Shabti of Henuttaneb: © Voices of Ancient Egypt
Ba Bird: Wikimedia user Jeff Dahl (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba_bird.svg)
Temple icon made by freepik [www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik] from www.flaticon.com
☥☥VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT☥☥
Demystifying the words and lives of ancient Egyptians through animated videos for everyone. www.voicesofancientegypt.com/
All Comments (21)
-
An eternity of a life similar to now but just more chill and easy going doesn’t sound too bad really.
-
I have never heard of the field of reeds until today. In 1993 I was in school where I went to a back room to take a nap, when I laid down I began experiencing some sort of out of body experience I sat up three time and on that third time I was gone, a bright light engulf me and when my eyes adjusted I wasn't in that room anymore. I was in a wooded area sitting on a dock around a small pond. There was a little girl there who guided me out of the woods and when we left all I saw was a field of wheat for as far as I can see. It was very beautiful and peaceful. I was only 17 years old at the time I'm 49 now, thank you for this video it just helped me understand my vision even more.
-
Afterlife: Afterlife living amongst the stars. Very good and informative information. I can take this and explain it to my friends.🌙
-
When you love what you do for a living, a better version of this life with work sounds pretty awesome!
-
Great job with helpful information. Thank you!
-
If I could have two afterlives, definitely field of reeds (with a lot of shawbtis so I don't have to work more than part time) and also I'd like to ride with the sun god, which would be so cool to me.
-
I consciously prefer to live a better version of everyday life in the 'FIELD OF REEDS'...
-
7O want to keep coming to school and want Mr Schad to teach them every lesson!!
-
afterlife!my social studies teacher used this video!
-
Afterlife! I would like to live in the field of reeds.
-
This video is great because is doesn't focus on one afterlife belief which many other webs/video do.
-
Afterlife! ☺️ Definitely field of reeds.
-
Great artist and teacher 👩🏫
-
Underrated channel!
-
I appreciate the effort you put into these videos. Good job!
-
Afterlife. Thanks for this tho. Much appreciated
-
Afterlife, great easy to understand video
-
Travelling the skies with Ra Solar Barque: Me: Ooh, Free rides!
-
Afterlife, Field of reeds would be great.
-
The third one has achingly more sense because that is the more popular belief other than tending to your harvest for the rest of eternity XD
