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Ancient
Egypt for Kids
Grave Goods
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The ancient Egyptians believed that if their heart was light from spending a lifetime doing good deed that, after their death, they would climb in Ra's boat and travel to their afterlife. To the ancient Egyptians, the afterlife was a real place, the land of Two Fields, a truly splendid place! In preparation for their trip to the land of Two Fields, before they died, and throughout their lifetime, people spent a great deal of their leisure time making grave goods. Grave goods were all the things they wanted to bring with them to the land of the Two Fields. People in ancient Egypt fully expected to be assigned jobs to do in their afterlife, just as they were assigned jobs to do in their daily life. So nearly everybody made little statues of people as part of their grave goods. To the ancient Egyptians, it made perfect sense to create little statues that would do the work for them. It was believed that when the deceased was called on to do their share of the work in the afterlife, they could send their little workers instead. That would leave them free to sail the heavenly Nile or visit with friends who had entered the afterlife. They made toys. They made beautiful clothing. They made jewelry. They made everything they would need in the land of the Two Fields. And they made most of it in little tiny sizes. It is assumed that the ancient Egyptians believed these articles would grow to whatever size was needed when they reached the end of their trip. Once made, grave goods were packed carefully away in big urns. After they died, these urns, full of the grave goods they had spent a lifetime preparing, were buried in their tomb, along with their mummified body, rather like luggage. The ancient Egyptians had a great deal
of fun preparing for their afterlife.
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