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Society: The parts of the human being

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 In ancient Egypt, each person was composed of a series of elements without which life was not possible. Just as today some may claim that we are flesh and spirit, in the land of the Nile we also find different concepts that integrate a whole and that make up both the life of a person and their identity. Next, we will review these elements: The Name What for us is a detail of relative importance, for the ancient Egyptians was a fundamental part of their identity and the first element they would receive from birth. The name was not just a way to refer to a specific individual but a vital essence of the person that defined their personality, their future, and that had key importance in post-mortem aspects. For a person to exist, they had to receive a name at birth. Thus, the name (ren in ancient Egyptian) enjoyed incredible power, being able to make various concepts a reality just by being pronounced or written. The most evident examples of this quality of the name are found in the offer