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The ancient Egyptians recognised various types of soul in each person. These are written with the hieroglyphs that spell out:

kA . . . . . . .the bodily essence, or life force

bA . . . . . . .the soul or personality

Ax . . . . . . .the spirit or ghost

rn . . . . . . .the name, the essence of a person's existence

Swyt . . . . .the shadow

These are usually written out as Ka, Ba, Akh, Ren and Sheut today, but we can never know how the ancient Egyptians said these words.

It was believed that a person would continue forever in the afterlife, so long as their name (rn) was remembered. This explains why kings and nobles had their names recorded as many times as possible.

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