How Did The Egyptian Pyramids Contribute To The Afterlife?

159 Words1 Pages
The pyramids also had large religious and spiritual meaning to the Egyptians. They are a tool the Egyptians believed would help their spirits in the afterlife. (Roberson, “A Season in Hell”). Religious texts were found, known as the Pyramid Texts. These texts described the Egyptian afterlife. They believed these texts would guarantee their physical mortality in the afterlife. The texts also promise Some people also believe that the shape of the pyramids have a religious and spiritual meaning to them (Snape, “Pathway to the Afterlife”). The way the pyramids aligned with the sun suggests that the pyramid was built with meaning to help guide the spirit to the afterlife. There was also an opening on the side of the Great Pyramid facing the sun,