January 4, 3100 B.C.
Claire Bryant Entry
It’s was so cool and interesting today!! We got to talk to famous Queen Nefertiti!! She said some really interesting things about what happened after people died. She believed that death is just a pause in life before they continue the afterlife. It’s temporary. There is an afterlife, and depending on if the souls are rich or poor, they get a better experience in this afterlife. The rich can afford to have there body preserved so that they can use it in the afterlife in the process of mummification. The poor would be buried in the desert.
Queen Nefertiti showed us this really interesting mask made of gold, and we were told that it was put on the dead, and they believe it gives the soul of that mummy strength! We thought that was very interesting! And to see if it was okay for certain souls to pass, they thought of their gods weighing the soul’s heart. If it was heavy, it was evil and could not pass and go to the afterlife. If it was light, it could pass and go to the afterlife, but it had to go through a long journey in order to get there.
Even though the souls left their bodies, the body still was cared for, and nourished. The Egyptians actually gave them food and water!
When pharaohs died, Queen Nefertiti believed they lived in the stars. Also, when we were visiting the tombs, we saw that they each had different pictures and symbols. They each had deep meaning on how the person lived their life, what their place was.
It was a great day and we sure learned a lot about what Egyptians think about death!! Very Fascinating!!
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