Warding off evil
Just as the living dreaded both dangerous animals and demons, the dead feared similar dangers in the underworld. Fortunately, the Egyptians thought of many ways to protect themselves. The dead person could recite a spell from the Book of the Dead or use one of the protective amulets (magical charms) that had been wrapped with their body. They could also hope that the magical inscriptions on their 'stelae', or inscribed tablets, would ward off evil.
