Afterlife In Pyramids

By the time the Old Kingdom came to an end, the interior walls of the pyramids were inscribed with several magic and ritual spells, which were referred to as the pyramid texts. The inscriptions were the oldest representatives of the Egyptian literature and were mainly engraved in vertical columns on the interior walls of every pyramid. They were also categorized into different spells of different lengths, varying from a few words to hundreds of words. Although the pyramid texts were mainly engraved in the royal tombs, they offer evidence of a less exclusive use (Faulkner 69). For instance, the majority of them were originally in the first person and meant to be spoken by the spirit of the deceased and, therefore, not limited to a specific person. After analyzing the pyramid texts of Unas, it is clear that they exist in two forms: personal and ritual. In addition, the existence of the spells played a significant role in addressing the dead in the second person. They

Ideally, the locals considered the concept of the afterlife in the pyramid texts (ADD THE NAME OF THE PYRAMID TEXTS) as the journey from death to life. It can be inferred that the texts were meant to ensure that the journey was successful. They used the texts as a symbol of success whenever they started a journey towards eternity. According to the analysis of the (ADD THE NAME OF THE PYRAMID TEXTS), the texts were comprised of imagery of movement and ascension through the sky by reed-floats as a way of crossing. They were located throughout the chambers of the pyramid, particularly in the antechamber (Lichtheim 95). The texts are, perhaps, meant to be loud, considering the position of the pharaoh in the sky (afterlife). Thus, they all show the relationships of different gods with the king as