Hatshepsut
Q. What is the purpose of the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptian collection of mortuary texts made up of spells or magic formulas, placed in tombs and believed to protect and aid the deceased in the hereafter.
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Q. What was the Egyptian method of preserving the dead?
The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay.
Q. Did Pharaohs have servants?
Some servants were assigned to work for the pharaoh. They reported to the royal controller who was in charge of the pharaoh’s servants. The servants worked as cooks, butlers, litter carriers, and as pharaoh’s dressers. The male servants also worked on royal building projects or were sent to fight in the Egyptian army.
Q. Who used Shabtis?
ancient Egypt
Q. What is an Egyptian Shabti?
A Shabti was a small figurine in the shape of a mummy. They were placed in tombs inside special boxes or even hidden between the mummy’s wrapping’s. Page 2. Shabtis were buried in the tombs of the dead in Ancient Egypt.
Q. Who had the most Shabtis?
King Seti I
Q. Why is Shabtis important?
Shabtis are mummified statues that are found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. They represented the dead and their servants. In the past the Egyptians killed and buried servants with their master so they could serve them in the afterlife.
Q. Who is Maat?
Maat, also spelled Mayet, in ancient Egyptian religion, the personification of truth, justice, and the cosmic order. The daughter of the sun god Re, she was associated with Thoth, god of wisdom.
Q. What does the word Shabti mean?
nounshabtis Each of a set of wooden, stone, or faience figurines, in the form of mummies, placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to do any work that the dead person might be called upon to do in the afterlife.
