Ancient Egyptian Ba [5 essentials]

The ba was one of the many parts of a person that the ancient Egyptians believed in, but what was it? Why did you need your ba for reaching the ancient Egyptian afterlife? In this video, you’ll learn the 5 essential things you need to know to understand the ancient Egyptian ba. ☥☥Free Hieroglyphs Guide ☥☥ Download the free guide to get started with reading and writing hieroglyphs: www.voicesofancientegypt.com/guide/ ☥☥ RECOMMENDED BOOKS☥☥ (Note: the following links are affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission [at no cost to you] when you make a purchase using one of these links. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make educational videos like this one. Thank you for your support!) ☥Ikram, Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt - amzn.to/2wXo6BS This book by Salima Ikram is my favorite general introduction to death, burial, and afterlife beliefs and practices in ancient Egypt. It is a great introduction to a variety of topics related to the afterlife, including the parts of the person, such as the ba. I like it so much that I use it as the main text in one of my courses. ☥Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt - amzn.to/2BhmiZs If you’re looking for an introduction to the wider subject of ancient Egyptian religion, this book by Teeter is one I love to use when teaching ancient Egyptian religion. It covers many aspects of ancient Egyptian belief and ritual and devotes an entire chapter to death and afterlife beliefs and rituals: ☥☥ FIND VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT ELSEWHERE ☥☥ Instagram - www.instagram.com/VoicesofAncientEgypt Twitter - twitter.com/VoicesAncient Facebook - www.facebook.com/voicesofancientegypt Website - www.VoicesofAncientEgypt.com/ ☥☥PHOTO CREDITS☥☥ All photos used in this video are licensed for non-commercial and commercial use. Credits included when attribution is required: Thumbnail image credits: Mummy icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com Ba Bird: Wikimedia user Jeff Dahl (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba_bird.svg) Video image credits: Ba Bird: Wikimedia user Jeff Dahl (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba_bird.svg) Weighing of the heart from papyrus of Ani photo © Trustees of the British Museum ☥☥AFFILIATE STATEMENT☥☥ This description contains affiliate links. Visit our Affiliate Statement page for more details - bit.ly/2sJN7fR ☥☥VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT☥☥ Demystifying the words and lives of ancient Egyptians through animated videos. www.voicesofancientegypt.com/

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