> Said nobody on their death cot ever, “I wish I’d spent more time carving hieroglyphs down at the Pharoah’s tomb!”
That actually may not be true. Pharaoh was a religious figure, considered to be god on earth. He was also the embodiment of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, and Egyptians' conception of the afterlife was linked to Pharaoh, and their prospects for the afterlife were linked to how close they were to Pharaoh. Thus just like it would not be unheard of to hear someone say on their deathbed that they wished they had gone to church more, etc, there were probably people on their deathbed who wished they did more for Pharaoh (including spending more time carving hieroglyphs for his tomb).
Right. When I read that my first thought was that there had to be a pretty big bunch who rolled their eyes and muttered under their breath but sighed and did what they were supposed to do just to get along.
The workers were skilled artisans who were paid for their labor. I imagine using your skills to honor the embodiment of god on Earth while being paid would be a pretty good gig.
Notably, none of the pyramids have hieroglyphs in them. Or any evidence anybody was ever interred in them. And none of the trash always left behind by grave robbers.
Except one: They found a skeleton of a woman inside (one that is assumed to be) one of the older ones, with none of what they call "grave goods". Much more is still unknown about the pyramids than is known.
That actually may not be true. Pharaoh was a religious figure, considered to be god on earth. He was also the embodiment of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, and Egyptians' conception of the afterlife was linked to Pharaoh, and their prospects for the afterlife were linked to how close they were to Pharaoh. Thus just like it would not be unheard of to hear someone say on their deathbed that they wished they had gone to church more, etc, there were probably people on their deathbed who wished they did more for Pharaoh (including spending more time carving hieroglyphs for his tomb).