They believed in many gods
In fact, more than 1000 gods and goddesses were worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians. Ra, Osiris, Isis, Set, Horus, and Anubis are some of the most famous Egyptian gods.
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2. Marrying relatives was quite uncommon
This wasn’t unique to the Ancient Egyptians, in fact, many civilizations have had traditions of marrying relatives in order to keep the bloodline intact. It was believed that the Pharaohs were mediators between the gods and the regular world.
Egyptians also believed that the god Osiris married his sister Isis to keep their bloodline pure.
3. The Afterlife was very important
It was believed that the soul traveled on to the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians believed in the underworld as well as eternal life and rebirth of the soul. Many rituals had to be made in order for the person to get a successful afterlife, and that’s why they buried important things as well as servants with the Pharaos.
Mummification was performed because they thought that the body needed to be preserved to let the dead become reborn in the afterlife.
4. Not everyone was mummified
Most regular people weren’t mummified since the mummification process was long and performed by embalmers, which were often also priests.
But there are some exceptions when servants were buried next to the Pharaos. However, unless you were a royal or some other high-ranking person, it is likely that you would’ve been just buried in a shallow grave in the desert together with your belongings.
5. Only the most important texts were written in hieroglyphs
Writing hieroglyphs were likely to be time-consuming and thus reserved for more important texts and spells. Most hieroglyphs are found within pyramids, temples or other important buildings.