Anci?nt E???ti?ns ch??ish?? th?i? ??c??s?? ?n? m??? ?xt?nsiv? ?????ts t? ???s??v? th?i? m?m??? ?n? ?ss?nc? th????h th?i? ???v?s. A ?ni??? ??li?? w?s th?t th? m?st im???t?nt ????n ?? th? ???? w??l? ?? ?l?c?? ?n ? sc?l? t? ??t??min? i? th? ???s?n ??s??v?? h???in?ss in th? ??t??li??.

H??? is ? cl?s?? l??k ?t th? ?it??ls ?n? c?st?ms s?????n?in? this ??li??.

P?????in? th? D???

On? ?? th? k?? ?l?m?nts ?? ?nci?nt E???ti?n c?lt??? w?s th? ???????ti?n ?? th? ????. Th? “B??k ?? th? D???” incl???? ?ll th? n?c?ss??? m??ic ???m?l?s, ?it??ls, ?n? st??t??i?s th?t th? ??c??s?? m?st ?s? t? ?chi?v? li?? in th? ??t??li??.

F?n???l ?it??ls w??? int?ns? ?n? w?ll-????????, with ?ll th? ??l?tiv?s ?? th? ??c??s?? w??kin? t? ?ns??? th?t th? ???? w?s ??????l? ???????? t? ??c? th? ch?ll?n??s ?? th? ??t??li??. Acc???in? t? ?nci?nt E???ti?n c?lt???, th? ???? ?n???t?k? ? j???n?? ???m w?st t? ??st ?n???????n?, simil?? t? th? s?n’s j???n??. On th? R? ???t, th? ???? ??c? ??n?????s ???sts ?n? ?is??i?ntin? m?z?s.

Osi?is’ J???m?nt: H?w H??v? is Y??? H???t?

Th? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns ??li?v?? th?t m?n? ch?ll?n??s ?w?it?? th?m in th? ??t??li??, ??t th? m?st im???t?nt ?n? ?i??ic?lt w?s th? ?in?l j???m?nt with th? c???t ?? Osi?is.

I? th? ??c??s?? s?cc?ss??ll? ??ss?? ?ll th? ???vi??s t?sts, th?? w??l? ???ch th? t?i?l ?? Osi?is. H???s, th? s?n ?? Isis ?n? Osi?is, w??l? ?cc?m??n? th? ??c??s?? t? th? c???t???m wh??? th?? w??l? ??c? 42 j????s.

At th? t?i?l, th? ??c??s?? h?? t? c?nvinc? th? j????s ?? th?i? m???l c?n??ct ?? ??in? h?n?st. Th? “B??k ?? th? D???” incl???s ?h??s?s th?t m?st ?? ?????t??, s?ch ?s:

“I h?v? n?t sinn?? ???inst ?th??s; I h?v? n?t kill?? ?n? ?? m? ??l?tiv?s; I h?v? n?t li?? inst??? ?? t?llin? th? t??th; I ?m n?t ?w??? ?? ?n? t???s?n; I h?v? ??n? n? w??n?; I h?v? n?t c??s?? ?n??n? h??m; ?????in?s t? th? ???s…”

A?t?? th? S?ssi?n with J????s, th? H???t W?i?hin?

A?t?? th? s?ssi?n with th? j????s, th? m?st c?m?l?x ???t ?? th? t?i?l ???iv??: th? h???t w?i?hin?.

H?w ?i? th?? ?? it? A ?i?nt sc?l? t??k c?nt?? st??? in th? ???m, s?????n??? ?? 42 m?m???s ?? th? c???t, s?m? ?nci?nt E???ti?n ???s, ?n? th? ??c??s?? w?itin? ??? his t?i?l.

On ?n? si?? ?? th? sc?l? w?s ? ???th?? ?? th? ?????ss M??t, wh? ?????s?nt?? j?stic?, ?????, ?n? ??l?nc?, ?n? ?n th? ?th?? si?? w?s th? h???t ?? th? ??c??s??.

Wh? w?i?h th? h???t? F?? th? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns, th? h???t ?m???i?? ? ???s?n’s int?lli??nc?, ?m?ti?ns, ?n? ?cti?ns—???? ?? ???—it w?s th? ?ss?nc? ?? th? ???s?n.

Wh?t w?s th? ??st ??tc?m?? Th? h???t h?? t? ?? in ??l?nc? with th? ???th?? ?n? c??l? n?t w?i?h m??? ?? l?ss.

Th? Fin?l J???m?nt: P????is? ?? D??th ?? th? B??st

I? th? h???t w?i?h?? th? s?m? ?s th? ???th??, th? ??c??s?? w?s ???nt?? ?nt?? t? th? Fi?l? ?? R???s (A???), ?ls? kn?wn ?s th? E???ti?n ?????is?, ??l?? ?? Osi?is ?n? ?ill?? with ?l??s???s.

H?w?v??, i? th? h???t w?i?h?? m??? ?? l?ss th?n th? ???th??, th? ??t? w?s s??l??: th? ??c??s?? w??l? ?? ??v????? ?? Ammit, ? c???t??? with th? h??? ?? ? c??c??il?, th? l??s ?? ? hi?????t?m?s, ? li?n’s m?n?, ?n? th? ???? ?? ? h?m?n, ?n?in? ?n? ??ssi?ilit? ?? ???i?th.

F?n F?ct: Th? ?h??s? “h?vin? ? h???t lik? ? ???th??” c?m?s ???m this E???ti?n t???iti?n, wh??? ? ???s?n’s h???t m?st w?i?h ?x?ctl? th? s?m? ?s ? ???th??.