From my understanding of Ancient Egyptian religion and culture, the human soul needed to recognize their dead body in order to function well in the after life. If the body was disfigured to be unrecognizable, then the soul is lost in the after life. To be honest, it’s been a long while since studying about this so understanding may have changed since.
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From my understanding of Ancient Egyptian religion and culture, the human soul needed to recognize their dead body in order to function well in the after life. If the body was disfigured to be unrecognizable, then the soul is lost in the after life. To be honest, it’s been a long while since studying about this so understanding may have changed since.