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Welcome to Mummification
~Inspired by Mr. Klumper~
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Definition of Mummification
Drying out a dead body to prevent it from rotting Some Images for you to enjoy, sort of…..
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Mummification Having your body mummified was very EXPENSIVE!!!
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Why be Mummified? 1. Physical Body need to be preserved
2. Ensure a Safe Passage to the afterlife 3. King mummified so the spirit would recognize him in the after life.
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Steps 1 & 2 of Mummification
1. Announcement of Death Messenger Sent out to the streets to announce the dead. 2. Embalming the Body Dead body brought to special tent for embalming
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Step 3 - Removal of the Brain and Internal Organs
Egyptians thought brain was a Waste of space. Method 1: Remove brain through the nose with a hook Method 2. Mix up brain with wire and let it drain out through nose
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Liver, Lungs, Stomach & Intestines
Method: small slit cut in stomach and organs pulled out. Organs then placed in Canopic Jars Cleansing: Body washed with oil, lotion and preserving fluids Body then stuffed with linen or straw to keep shape of a body
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Step 4 – Drying out Process
Method: Body placed on slab and covered with Natron Salt The slab was on a slant so water could run out. This lasted 40 Days
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Step 5 – Wrapping the Body
Hundreds of Yards of Linen (cloth) Shroud (cloth) added at end to keep wrappings together Body covered with “Mummia” to glue everything together.
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Step 6 – Final Procession
Family & friends would walk through town on their way to the burial. People were paid to cry to show the gods the person was well loved The more people crying, the better. ib205.tripod.com/death/burial-2.jpg
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Ritual 1 - Opening of the Mouth
Priests would touch the parts of the face with special instruments. Purpose: Without this process, dead person would not be able to see, hear, eat, or move in afterlife. Then laid in burial chamber with: belongings canopic jars Book of the Dead
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Ritual 1 - Opening of the Mouth
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Ritual 2 Weighing of the Heart
If your heart was…. (weighed against the feather of maat) -Balanced: Immortality -Heart Heavier: horrible fate The Horrible fate was that your heart would be eaten by Ammut (part Lion, Crocodile, and Hippopotamus)
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Now….you try it!
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