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Flora Tang Posted 20 years ago
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the descendants cease

The tomb-owner would continue after death the occupations of this life and so everything required was packed in the tomb along with the body. Writing materials were often supplied along with clothing, wigs, and hairdressing supplies and assorted tools, depending on the occupation of the deceased. Often model tools rather than full size ones would be placed in the tomb; models were cheaper and took up less space and in the after-life would be magically transformed into the real thing. Things might include a headrest, glass vessels which may have contained perfume and a slate palette for grinding make-up. Food was provided for the deceased and should the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead. Images on tombs might include a triangular shaped piece of bread (part of the food offerings from a tomb). Other images might represent food items that the tomb owner would have eaten in his lifetime and hoped to eat in the after-life.

This is about Ancient Egyptian. I don't understand the descendants cease.

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Food was provided for the deceased and should the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease , food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead. 'Should their descendants stop leaving regular offerings of food'

— Nona the brit

  • Food was provided for the deceased and should the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease , food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead.
  • 'Should their descendants stop leaving regular offerings of food'
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Food was provided for the deceased and should the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead.

'Should their descendants stop leaving regular offerings of food'
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You need more than just those two words to make sense of it. The thought starts with the word should.

should the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease,
= if the ... offerings should cease,
= if the ... offerings ceased,

CJ
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So which means if the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead, doesn't it?
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Flora TangSo which means if the expected regular offerings of the descendants cease, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead, doesn't it?

No, look at CJ's answers.

You should use
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if the expected regular offerings of the descendants ceased, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead.
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Flora Tangif the expected regular offerings of the descendants ceased, food depicted on the walls of the tomb would be magically transformed to supply the needs of the dead.
I think we arrived at something correct here
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cease means stop if that's what you are asking.

If the descendants of the dead person stopped offering real food, the food painted on the walls would become real food.

CJ
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