Tuat, The Gods, Ceremonies, And Preparations For Coming To The West A blaze of fire and dispair is what most people think about the underworld. This is far from what the ancient egyptians believed. The ancient egyptians believed that after a person dies his sole may travel to the underworld, known as Tuat . Although Tuat is referred to as the underworld, it was not believed to be under the earth, but rather away from earth, in a part of the sky that the gods resided in . Many great gods were associated with Tuat. The great god Osiris watched ove rthe land of Tuat. Only the light