How to Make a Mummy
A light-hearted look at the lengthy procedures thought to have been involved in making a mummy.

Ushabti
Picture of a shabti and explanation of the purpose of the shabti or ushabti in the ancient Egyptian vision of afterlife.

Death and the Afterlife
Details on embalming and weighing the heart before proceeding to either the afterlife or the devourer. From Mark Patrick Telford's site.

Death in Ancient Egypt
Death was viewed as a continuation of life. This Oriental Institute site explains the component parts of the Egyptian personality and provides a bibliography.

Shabti - Substitute Laborer in the Afterlife Shabti
Shabtis were statuettes that served as substitute laborers in the afterlife in ancient Egypt.

Book of the Dead

Enigmatic Tekenu
A series of hieroglyphic representations providing short clues as to the identity of this death facilitator. Final scene reveals all.

Portals to Eternity
Photos and layout of University of Michigan's excavation of the Necropolis at Terenouthis, in Lower Egypt.