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RealmMythology
Egyptian Pantheon
Realm
Mythological / Non-physical
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Aaru, the working paradise
The Field of Reeds (Aaru, Iaru) is the justified dead's agricultural hereafter: barley, canals, a life like the Nile valley without failure. The Book of the Dead (spells 109–110) lets the deceased know the waters and hoe the fields. It is not a cloud heaven. Entry depends on the weighing of the heart. Pyramid Texts already point the king toward reed-fields. Later Book of the Dead vignettes show the deceased farming. Bliss here is labor that works.
Primary Sources
“I know the Field of Reeds of Re. The height of its barley is five cubits; the ears are two cubits.”
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