Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul

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What Wikipedia says

The ancient Egyptians believed that a soul (kꜣ and bꜣ; Ancient Egyptian pronunciation: [kuj] and Ancient Egyptian pronunciation: [bej]) was made up of many parts.

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