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Search results for: Some scenes in Nefertari's tomb illustrate ideas from the book of the dead, an ancient Egyptian funeral text that contained magic spells. What was the purpose of these magic spells?

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- The magic spells were used to help dead people on their voyage to the underworld.

Step-by-step explanation:

'Nefertari's Tomb' discusses the tomb of a queen located in 'Valley of the Queens' established in Egypt. The tomb gives insight to the beliefs of ancient Egypt people.

As per the question, the key aim of magic spells was that 'it was employed to assist the dead people to pursue their voyage to the underworld.' The ancient Egyptians believed in the life after death and these spells assisted them in following the rituals associated with death afterlife.

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