Osiris
Who is Osiris?
The god of the Underworld.
Did the unweathy get mummified?
No, they only got buried in the simplest graves with only a few possessions.
What is the weighing of the heart?
You have a heart and it gets weighed by how light or heavy it is.
Who can you see at The Land Of Two Fields?
Old family members or close friends.
Did the funerals for pharaohs have everyone in the city come?
Yes! When a pharaoh dies, there is a big funerary celebration with the whole city.
What does Osiris do?
He is the main judge and weighs the heart.
Peasants and slaves die with ______________________.
Only being buried with a few possessions without a sarcophagus.
What is the Feather called?
The Feather of Truth.
The Land Of Two Fields is a __________ place.
Beautiful, Enchanting, Wonderful etc.
What color do they wear at funerals?
Egyptians wear white to funerals.
Why was Osiris so important?
Osiris approved if somebody could go to the Afterlife.
A pharaoh's tombs get covered in gold and ______.
A pharaoh's tombs get covered in gold and cave drawings.
What type of animals are Ammit?
Part Lion, Hippo, Crocodile, and Dog.
How do they get to the Land Of Two Fields?
They sail on a ship to reach The Land Of Two Fields.
How many people carry the coffin at the funeral walk?
About 25 people.
Where does Osiris live?
The Land Of Two Fields.
How long does it take to get mummified?
About seventy days.
How many judges are there in the underworld?
There are 42 judges.
What do they do when they get to The Land Of Two Fields?
They harvest crops in good climate.
How fancy were lower class funerals?
Lower class people did not have funerals. They simply were buried with a few possessions from their life.
How did Osiris become the god of the Underworld?
His brother Seth cut him into fourteen pieces, and Osiris's sister and mother put all the peices back exept one, to make him the god of the underworld.
Why was having decorated tombs so important to the Egyptians?
They believed it was the home for the person after they lived their life so they decorated it to make it fancy.
When they are weighing the heart, what are they comparing it to?
The Feather of Truth.
What is the Land Of Two Fields also called?
The Land Of Two Fields is also called The Land Of Reeds.
What do they do when someone dies after the funeral walk?
They cast spells and do ancient funerary practices.