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Q: Why did the Egyptians place importance on book of the dead?
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Did the egyptians worship the book of the dead?

No they studied it


What was the importance of nephthys to ancient Egyptians?

Patron of: the dead, funerals, the house, and women.


What book did the Egyptians study to learn about life after death?

Book of the Dead.


What did the egyptians study to learn about life after death?

Book of the Dead.


How many chapters are in the book of the dead by the Egyptians?

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Egyptian book of the dead! hope that helps


When the Egyptians used mummification did someone come and say prays and read out of a book?

While a mumification was taking place, a priest would wear a mask of Anubis and read spells out of "The Book of the Dead".


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They wrote the book of the dead proclaiming what to do to the dead bodies and what would happen to the deceased.


How do Egyptians enter the Egyptian afterlife?

They used a book called the Book of the Dead which gave them instructions of what to do to get to the afterlife.


What was a collection of prayers that Egyptians used to help obtain the afterlife?

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Duat was the place Egyptians believed the dead roamed


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It was tradition to place a mask on the dead. For the Egyptians it was an important feature for the dead to have a face in the afterlife.