Statues were created not for their decorative effect but to play a primary role in the cults of the gods, the king, and the dead.

人们不是为了装饰效果而创作了这些雕像，而是为了它们能在祭祀神灵、国王和逝者这一方面发挥主要作用。

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The Book of the Dead was an illustrated guide to this landscape, as well as a survival kit of spells to repel dangers and get the gods on your side.

死亡之书既是一本带插图的地理指南，同时又是求生工具，用它可以对抗邪恶，祈求众神与你同在。

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By the gods, they're dead.

神啊，他们都死了。

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Canaanite religious ritual took place in small temples that housed cultic statues. There were stone pillars, perhaps symbols of the gods, or memorials to the dead.

迦南的宗教仪式在小庙中进行,里面有宗教神像，有石柱，它们也许代表上帝也可能是祭奠死者。

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