Ancient Egypt literature.
their main literature was hieroglyphs, scripts, scribes, and papyrus. They believed they should have some kind of records of what has happened and what was done.
sited from http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html
Afterlife The perfect afterlife lay at the end of the dead person’s journey through the netherworld. Here the dead person would enjoy eternal life alongside the gods. Apotropaic Something, often an image or object, which will ward off evil forces or bad luck. Ba Spirit of the dead person which left the physical body at death. Book of the Dead Papyrus manuscript of written spells and magical images which would help the dead person journey through the netherworld to achieve the perfect afterlife. Gods and goddesses Divine supernatural beings (deities) which the ancient Egyptians believed controlled their cosmos. Hieroglyphs Signs used to write the ancient Egyptian language. Mummy Artificially preserved body of a dead person. Netherworld Realm of the dead which lay beneath the earth. A landscape of paths, rivers, mountains, lakes and fields with guarded gateways to pass and hostile creatures to avoid. Papyrus A material made from the papyrus reed which grew in the marshes alongside the River Nile. Thinly cut strips of the papyrus were pressed together and polished to create a smooth writing surface sourced from
sited fromttps://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/3665_BOTD_schools_Teachers.pdf
sited from http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html
Afterlife The perfect afterlife lay at the end of the dead person’s journey through the netherworld. Here the dead person would enjoy eternal life alongside the gods. Apotropaic Something, often an image or object, which will ward off evil forces or bad luck. Ba Spirit of the dead person which left the physical body at death. Book of the Dead Papyrus manuscript of written spells and magical images which would help the dead person journey through the netherworld to achieve the perfect afterlife. Gods and goddesses Divine supernatural beings (deities) which the ancient Egyptians believed controlled their cosmos. Hieroglyphs Signs used to write the ancient Egyptian language. Mummy Artificially preserved body of a dead person. Netherworld Realm of the dead which lay beneath the earth. A landscape of paths, rivers, mountains, lakes and fields with guarded gateways to pass and hostile creatures to avoid. Papyrus A material made from the papyrus reed which grew in the marshes alongside the River Nile. Thinly cut strips of the papyrus were pressed together and polished to create a smooth writing surface sourced from
sited fromttps://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/3665_BOTD_schools_Teachers.pdf