Eyptian religion

Egyptian religion really began to form during the predynastic period(Denis 8). Some of the first mummies were mostly likely accidents that occurred, because of the way the sand in the desert naturally preserved them. In even other texts, the Pharaoh climbs a latter up to the sky to meet the gods. These two were the first divine couple(Hamlyn 46). They also believed if Re, or any other god, needed their help they would have to do so. Egyptians in this time had no problem following and doing what the Pharaoh said because he was seen as a god, and that proof that their religion existed, was all they needed to give their full support to Pharaoh and his dynasty. The texts also explained the burial procedures for the dead king. The Pharaohís believed that just embalmment wasnít enough to secure their passage into the afterlife(Papanek 180). Villages and organized societies began to emerge. The organs in the body had to be cleared out, then the body had to be covered with salt, and then wrapped in cloth. Most communities in the Nile River Valley had their own beliefs about death and the afterlife. Each mastaba had a larger mastaba under it. The pharaoh was supposed to be the son of Re, or at least Re modeled him with divine materials(Papanek 84). The organs were usually dried then put into canopic clay jars to be buried along with the mummy(Dersin 171).