The Memory of the Living
Speaking the name of the dead keeps them alive. Remembrance by the living provides spiritual sustenance to the departed.
Speaking the name of the dead keeps them alive. Remembrance by the living provides spiritual sustenance to the departed.
To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again. May my name be spoken for eternity.
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- What ancient Egypt says about time
Saying a dead person's name was held to sustain them. Remembering was a duty with an effect, not a sentiment.
- What ancient Egypt says about grief
Saying the name of the dead was held to sustain them. That places a continuing obligation on the grieving rather than an ending: the work does not stop when the funeral does.