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Canopic jars, ancient civilization of Egypt
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Faith in the resurrection and the afterlife after death was the primary motivation for the pharaohs, kings and individuals, to present offerings to their dead, whether through written texts or scenes and inscriptions depicted inside their tombs or by placing sacrificial offerings and funerary equipment in their graves already. There was a well-known formula known as the offering offering formula, or "Hettep de Neso" ("Offering by the King") in the ancient Egyptian language. It often consisted of a specific set of words that through its reading can achieve the actual benefit of the soul of the deceased by activating the magic value of the word that actually turns into real offerings based on the ancient Egyptian belief in the power and effectiveness of the word through the recitation and recitation of magic spells. The offering offering form was usually written in hieroglyphs. The formula for offering offerings was hoping that the actual offerings of the dead would be presented, such as providing many types of food, beverages, supplies and needs that the deceased needed in the other world, or through oral recitation of the offerings form with all the many types of offerings of various kinds, as well as depicting the desired offerings Presented to the deceased in the form of scenes or through inscriptions that were expressed in art or through the expression of this through written texts through the use of hieroglyphs in achieving this purpose. It was preferable that the actual offerings be placed in the graves in the place of burial which was presented to the deceased by some members of the family such as the son, or who was playing the role of heir to the deceased, or by some of the families who were visiting the cemetery, or by some of those transit Those who pass by the deceased's grave, or see or read his funeral plaque.The formula for offering offerings usually begins with the following line: “The offering that the king and Osir give, the great god, the master of Abydos”. Then comes the mention of the name of the soul of the deceased whose offerings are made to him and he was the owner of the cemetery or painting who was looking forward longing and his soul desires to receive these offerings In the afterlife. Then the offerings formula continues to recite the memory, "Perhaps a sacrifice consisting of bread, beer, bulls, birds, alabaster, and flax is presented and everything is good and pure from what God lives on." Some formulas mentioned names or types not traded in the traditional offerings form such as oils or aromatic fats, incense, offerings, supplies and needs that were also included in the list of offerings provided to the deceased. There were some strange types of advances in offerings, such as presenting the hedgehog at the offering table in a scene of one of the tombs of the era of the Old Kingdom.
The offerings were also made to the gods. This was done by kings or their representatives, such as the high priest or his representative, by offering offerings on the tables of offerings of Egyptian gods within the Egyptian temples. One of the essential tasks of the ancient Egyptian king was to provide offerings to the gods and temples and supply them constantly.
In these customs, it reminds us to visit the dead in contemporary Egypt, to read Al-Fatihah and the Qur’an on their souls, and to offer “mercy and light” to their souls for the poor and needy after burial, on Thursdays and forty, and on holidays and occasions. Ancient Egypt did not die, but rather lived under our skin, in our minds, and in our souls.