The Book of the Dead was something very interesting to read about. Who would have thought that so much is required of a person to enter the afterlife. Egyptians had very strict rules to enter the afterlife because they believed that the afterlife was sacred, just like their gods. The Egyptians developed their family units, hierarchy, and community on how the gods were known to lead life which is why it was important to be as pure as the gods in order to be prosperous in the afterlife. Not only was purity an aspect of the Book of Death, but the concept of being a good person to yourself and those in your community and always respecting the gods was also of great importance. All of the guidelines for the Book of the Dead are listed in a manor that applies to each individual about their actions that they have done throughout their lives and each one is based on god or community showing the importance of the community as a whole. 

Even though they had a hierarchy, the value of each person was similar because the Book of Dead didn't judge the rank of the person within the community but rather the type of person they were to their community. This expressed that Egypt had a very tight knit community that functioned well with the different ranks and this was a possible reason for their success as a community. Also the fact that the Book of the Dead was written on papyrus, it showed a growth of technologies such as language, art, and other developments. They were able to document their traditions and rituals on the papyrus to be later translated into what we now read as their Book of the Dead. Overall, the Book of the Dead was an interesting primary source that exposed a lot of valuable information to evaluate the Egyptian culture and community.