About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Chapters: Ancient Egyptian symbols, Atenism, Egyptian gods, Egyptian mythology, Aaru, Amduat, Ancient Egyptian burial customs, Ancient Egyptian creation myths, Ancient Egyptian funerary texts, Ancient Egyptian offering formula, Book of Caverns, Book of Gates, Book of the Dead, Cattle in religion, Coffin Texts, Duat, Egyptian soul, Ennead, Great Hymn to the Aten, Numbers in Egyptian mythology, Ogdoad, Opening of the mouth ceremony, Papyrus of Ani, Pyramid Texts, Sed festival, Serpent, Ankh, Djed, Eye of Horus, Imiut fetish, Sphinx, Winged sun, Akhenaten, Amarna, Amarna Period, Aten, Great Hymn to the Aten, Modern Atenism, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Aken, Aker, Amun, Andjety, Anhur, Anti, Anubis, Apis, Ash, Aten, Atum, Ba-Pef, Babi, Bakha, Bata, Bes, Egyptian pantheon, Four sons of Horus, Geb, Hapy, Heka, Hemen, Hermanubis, Hermes Trismegistus, Horus, Huh, Hu, Iah, Imhotep, Imiut fetish, Khepri, Khnum, Khonsu, Kuk, Maahes, Mehen, Min, Mnewer, Monthu, Nefertem, Nehebkau, Neper, Nu, Osiris, Petbe, Ptah, Ra, Saa, Seker, Serapis, Set, Shezmu, Shu, Sobek, Sopdu, Thoth, Wadj-wer, Wepwawet, Apep, Curse of the pharaohs, Cynocephaly, Myth of Osiris and Isis, Nymphaea caerulea. Excerpt: Only souls who weighed exactly the same as the feather of the goddess Ma'at were allowed to start a long and perilous journey to Aaru, where they would exist in pleasure for all eternity. The ancient Egyptians believed that the soul resided in the heart. Those whose heart did not match the weight of the feather of Ma'at due to their sins were excluded. They were said to suffer a second death when devoured by another being, Ammit, while still in Duat for judgment. The souls who did qualify had to undergo a long journey and face many perils before reaching Aaru. Once they arrived, they had to enter through a series of gates. The exact number of gates varies according to sources; some say 15, some 21. They are...
