Old Kingdom Egypt 2686 to 2181 BCE
The Mummification Process
1. The body is washed 2. The organs are removed 3. Placed in Canopic Jars
Imsety Liver Qebehsenuef Intestines Hapy Lungs Duamutef Stomach What is missing? Brain & Heart
4. The body is covered and stuffed with salt 5. Body is washed after a certain amount of days and stuffed again
6. Body is wrapped 7. Wrapped again with amulets Isis Knot protects the body Plummet amulet brings you to the next life
8. Body is wrapped more and left with a Book of the Dead scroll
Ramses II
RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX “What is that which in the morning goeth upon four feet; upon two feet in the afternoon; and in the evening upon three?” “There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and she, in turn, gives birth to the first. Who are the sisters?”
TICE ART: The ANE and Egypt