The purpose of mummification wasto keep the body intact so it could be transported to a spiritual afterlife.
the dead (called the “Judgment of Osiris,” named for Osiris, the god of the dead)was believed to focus upon the weighing of the heart of the deceased in a scale balanced by Maat(or her hieroglyph, the ostrich feather), as a test of conformity to proper values.
They were mummified by cutting out all the orgains exept the heart and mash them and put it down the mummies nose and then wraped them.
The Egyptians believed in the protective and regenerative powers of amulets and used them in both daily life and funerary rites, as theirpowers could defend the wearer from malevolent forces.
The ancient Egyptians' attitude towards death wasinfluenced by their belief in immortality. They regarded death as a temporary interruption, rather than the cessation of life. To ensure the continuity of life after death, people paid homage to the gods, both during and after their life on earth.
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