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The Book of the Dead was very important in Ancient Egyptian religion. **It included steps that helped you reach the Afterlife.** It also included spells that were helpful in the process to get to the Afterlife. These topics are part of The Book of the Dead.

The Book of the Dead has many helpful things in it. The Book of the Dead is given to everyone who dies in the middle of the mummification. The Book of the Dead was painted on the walls of sarcophgus and tombs of every dead person. The Book of the Dead was made out of papyrus. **//It was also filled with maps, guiding you to the Afterlife.//** The Book of the Dead was very helpful when going to the Afterlife.


 * //There are also spells inside of it.//** There are 189 spells within the Book of the Dead. Spells are also refered to as "chapters." One of the spells prevented decapitation.The Book of the Dead provided encouragement to men and women in the afterlife. There are many things within the spells that can help you to get to the Afterlife.

The stages in the Afterlife are what you must go through to go to get to the Afterlife. In the first stage you must go through to get to the Afterlife is, Hibbut Ha-kaver. It means the suffering of the grave. A person who truly believes in God has little fear of dying. The second stage to reach the Afterlife is Du Mah. It means the Angel of Silence. If the soul does not follow the angel, it might find itself wandering off. The third stage is Ghinnom. It means Purgatory. This stage is full of pain and punishment. The Good souls remain only for a maximum of twelve months. The bad souls go to Hell. The last stage is Gan Eden. Gan Eden means paradise. In this stage the soul must bathe through the River of Life. It removes all brain memories of the living. Those are the stages of the Afterlife.

The Book of the Dead was very important in Ancient Egyptian religion. It included many spells. It also included maps so you can reach the Afterlife. The Book of the Dead was key when reaching the Afterlife.

flickriver.com This an exmple of a Book of the Dead paninted on the tomb walls.

Bibliography

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