My Egyptian Sarcophagus

I think my sarcophagus will help me have a successful afterlife because of the symbols I put on it. The first important symbol on my sarcophagus is the scarab Beatle. In ancient Egypt the scarab represented the restoration of life, was the protector of writing and was a good luck charm to ward off evil, so it was important to be on all sarcophagi. My scarab Beatle is coming out of flames to symbolize rebirth and he is holding a scroll to symbolize it protecting writing. The second symbol I used was the eye of Horus. This symbol will give me the protection of the God Horus. Another important symbol I used was an ankh it's is the symbol of life, so it is important to have on a sarcophagus, because the afterlife is a continuation of life. The symbol of Anubis, the god of mummification and protector of the dead, is on my sarcophagus to give me the protection of Anubis on my journey to the afterlife. The fifth symbol I used was the symbol of Osiris the god of the afterlife to give me luck and the last symbol I used was the lotus to symbolize rebirth.

In Egyptian culture death was not seen as negative thing, but simply a continuation of life in another world. The Egyptians positive view on death could because of the leasers of Egyptian life and the calm and their predictable river nail. Because the Niall only flooded once a annually it made Egyptian farm life easier than many other civilizations. The annual flooding of the nail made for nutrient rich soil and never ruined crops unexpectedly.