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- Hello, my name is Cody, and I am here to teach you about mummification.
- The body was first washed before they started the mummification process with good-smelling palm wine. Next, they would remove the internal organs of the dead person.
- They would wash the internal organs and packed them in a jar with natron (Natural salt) but they would leave the heart in the body, because they needed it in there after life.
- They would then use a hook to mash up the brain and pull it out through the nose. then they would cover the body with salt for it to dry.
- Special type of priests could only complete this process. They worked as embalmers. It also took them around 70 days.
- They would wait for around 40 days for the body to dry, after around 40 days, they would wash the body again with water for the nile river, and then cover the body in oil to make sure the skin keep it elastic.
- This process may seem unnecessary to some of us. But mummification is important because the Egyptians thought for the soul to live on, the body was also needed too, because they didnt want a different body.
- After they would wrap the dehydrated organs in linen and the return it into the body, and they woudl stuff the body with dry materials (such as sawdust,leaves,linen.). then they would coer you in good smelling oils again. In the past they would put the organs in a jar called canopic jars, and would bury the jars with the owner of the organs as they would protect the organs.
- Spells and blessings were very important in mummification. The Egyptians had a spell book that included about 1000 spells and blessings.
- Now after they would wrap the body, first they wraped the head and neck, then the fingers individually, arms and legs were wrapped separately, between the layers place amulets(Charm that was meant to protect the owner from evil spells or action) tp [rptect the body from the body in its journey to the underworld. During the wrapping process they would have a priest read out loud spells. The spells will help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased to make the journey to the after life.
- Spell 156 was a very famous spell. only when anamulet red carnelian on the bodies neck during the wrapping. to give the person great wealth fromthe amulet during the afterlife.
- They put things that to by that person in the afterlife in the tombs. They also placed their Canopic jarsin with their burial
- The arms and legs are tied together. A papyrus scroll with spells from the book of the dead is placed between the wrapped hands. a cloth then is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god Ossiris is painted on its surface. A large cloth will be wrapped around the entire mummy. Attach with strips with linen that run from top to bottom of the mummy, and around its middle
- They would place a board of painted wood on top of the mummy before the mummy is lowered into its coffin. The funeral would be held for the deceased and their family mourns for them. A Ritual called Opening of the mouth is
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