death was just customs, and your heart was the passport getting inspected.
means an ancient egyptian belief system in which the soul survives death and travels to a paradise called the field of reeds, provided it passes judgment.
from emerged over 3000 years bce, rooted in the myth of osiris, murdered and resurrected as god of the dead, whose story promised every egyptian the same fate if they kept his rites.
book of the dead — spell collection buried with corpses since 1550 bce to cheat judgment
osiris myth — seth dismembers him, isis reassembles him, birthing the whole afterlife system
pyramid texts — carved inside saqqara pyramids around 2400 bce, oldest religious writing known
tutankhamun tomb — 1922 discovery, packed with 5000 objects for his eternal commute