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More than 4,500 years ago, along the Nile River, ancient Egypt saw death not as an end, but as a journey into eternity. Pharaohs were believed to be living gods, and their passage to the afterlife required sacred rituals. This belief led to the creation of grand tombs, starting with simple mastabas that could not fulfill Egypt’s vision of eternal life. Then came Imhotep, who changed history by building the Step Pyramid of Saqqara—the first monument rising toward the sky. Later, Pharaoh Sneferu e