Mummy of Hornedjitef

Mummy of Hornedjitef

The Mummy of Hornedjitef, was an Egyptian priest who was buried in a coffin inside another coffin. The ancient Egyptian peoples believed that death was only another step in a long journey and that to get to the other side you had to be buried with all of your possessions, and that spells needed to be cast. They believed that painting pictured on the inside of the coffin of the sky goddess would symbolically prepare Hornedjitef for rebirth in the next life. The Ancient peoples didn't understand death so they believed it was just the soul moving on from the body to find another world to traverse.