Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Book of the Dead
Explains the meaning and role of the ancient Egyptian 'Book of the Dead.'
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
BBC
Bbc: The Mummy Maker
An interactive game that allows the students to act as ancient Egyptian embalmers. Requires Flash plug-in.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This site from the National Gallery of Art offers a virtual tour of the tomb of Thutmose III and streaming slideshows of Egyptian artifacts with "Informative narratives from the experts."
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: Religion in the Lives of Ancient Egyptians
A good description of the religious practices of the ancient Egyptians along with a selection of images.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Column of Osiris
A column depicting the Egyptian god Osiris. Osiris is usually affiliated with the Afterlife, the underworld and the dead.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of an Ox
The statuette of an ox was placed in the tomb to be used as an offering for food or to be used to work the fields in the afterlife on behalf of the deceased.
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Eternal Egypt: Step Pyramid Complex
The Step Pyramid Complex was built for King Djoser of the Third Dynasty by his Vizier, Imhotep, at Saqqara. It was copied after the existing structures of Egypt's capital in order for the pharaoh to repeat his earthly experience in the...
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Tutankhamun
The Shawabti, or funerary, figures were usually made of faience, wood, or pottery and were intended to perform work in the place of the deceased in the afterlife. This Shawabti of gilded wood is an image of the young king wearing the...
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of King Aspalta
This shawabti of King Aspalta holds agricultural tools for use in the afterlife and is inscribed with Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of Domestic Animals
The wooden model of domestic animals features a cow, two calves, and three donkeys. Through magic, the domestic animals will come to life to provide for the deceased in the afterlife.
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Queen Kawit
The sarcophagus of Queen Kawit, who was the wife of King Montuhotep the Second, was one of the most noteworthy in terms of the low-relief sculpture in the Theban court. The outer faces of this limestone sarcophagus are decorated with...
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Eternal Egypt: Silver Boat of Queen Ahhotep
Including model boats in the tomb was considered essential to the deceased for their journeys in the afterlife. This silver model boat was found on a chariot in the tomb of Queen Ahhotep.
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Eternal Egypt: Relief of Entertainment Scene
This fine relief from the Saqqara tomb of Nen-Khefeti-Kai belongs to the Fifth Dynasty. It shows musicians and dancers that the deceased wanted to see or remember in the afterlife.
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Eternal Egypt: Storage Container for Lady Isis
The rectangular container belonged to Lady Isis. In daily life, boxes were used to store belongings. Some were also used in the afterlife to contain the canopic vases, in which the internal organs of the deceased were stored.
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Eternal Egypt: Door From the Tomb of Sennedjem
Painted on the door from his tomb is Sennedjem. He is portrayed seated beside his wife, and playing senet, a popular game among the living that could also have an impact in the afterlife as well.
New York Times
New York Times: Gateway to Antiquity: Archaeological Renovation at Abydos, Egypt
The New York Times presents a slidshow with audio description featuring a description of Abydos in Egypt.
University College London
Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs of Predynastic Egypt
Pictures of items found in pre-dynastic burial sites. Click on a picture and you are taken to several more of the same type. Not much commentary, but lots of examples of burial items.
The British Museum
British Museum: Mummification
Do you want to see a mummy? Examine a mummy and its coffin, or see how bodies were mummified. Then you can play the game "The Underworld".
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Mummy Secrets Unwrapped!
Explains the process of mummification.