im off to texas this weekend for my mom's 60th birthday. i hope i have fun. i hate leaving my routine even if its for two days. thanks everyone for the happy birthday wishes. it means alot. i will get back to you when i get back. i havent had time to come on here alot. have a good weekend.
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With the Book of the Dead, you could have one made for you, but you would at least be upper middle - highest social class. Most people (middle class and up) who could afford painted coffins would have parts of it spoken over them, written on their coffins and mummies. But there was no money till the Greeks came in. but, the book of the dead was not the only thing of its type. Coffin spells (became the coffin texts) were also popular, same with texts from the book of the heavenly cow and a few others.
In the Archaic period (dynasty 1 and 2 ) only kings could have an afterlife because of their wealth, power and closeness to god. After that, the god osiris comes in big and the afterlife is available to everyone. You had a better chance of "passing through the underworld unharmed" if you had a good embalming process, literally- your body being able to withstand its journey through time. poorer people wouldnt be able to afford the best burials.
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Hope you had a good weekend!