Egyptian afterlife: Did you mean...?

For the ancient Egyptians, life on earth was only one part of an eternal journey which continued after death. One's purpose in life was to live in balance with one's self, family, community, and the gods. Any...

These paintings from the tomb of Nebamun (c. 1350 BCE) show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt. He is accompanied by his wife and daughter. Scenes like these of the deceased...

This image gallery is a visual guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. It includes depictions of many of Egypt's more iconic and widely worshipped deities, along with brief descriptions of their roles...

Cloth-covered, plastered and painted wood anthropoid coffin of Tetet, 22nd-24th Dynasty. Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan.

Herodotus' section of his Histories on burial in ancient Egypt (Book II.85-90) is an accurate description of Egyptian mummification, but he purposefully omits the spiritual significance of embalming in keeping with his...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is the most instantly recognizable statue associated with ancient Egypt and among the most famous in the world. The sculpture, of a recumbent lion with the head of an Egyptian king, was carved out...

The ancient Egyptian military is often imagined in modern films and other media as a heavily armed and disciplined fighting force equipped with powerful weapons. This depiction, however, is only true of the Egyptian army...

An Egyptian servant is carrying two desert hares as an offering to Nebamun, a rich Egyptian accountant. Detail of a larger procession of agricultural offerings, from the tomb of Nebamun (c. 1350 BCE). The British Museum...

A face of a woman fragment from an Egyptian coffin. New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Turin.

Egyptian beadnet dress from the reign of Khufu, 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom of Egypt, 2551-2528 BCE. This beadnet dress is the earliest surviving example of a garment with the lozenge pattern. This pattern is frequently...