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Mummification πŸ’€

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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MUMMIFICATION πŸ’€

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MUMMIFICATION πŸ’€

  • Mostly only happened to the weathly.
  • Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife when someone died.
  • Egyptians believed that the only way to do this was if the body was recognisable.
  • So they tried not to harm the body so he or she would look the same.

THE STEPS OF MUMMIFICATION πŸ’€

THERE ARE 11 STEPS πŸ‘£πŸ‘£

STEPS 1⃣-5⃣

  • Pull brain out of nose using a hook
  • Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy
  • Remove all internal organs
  • Let the internal organs dry
  • Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars

STEPS 6⃣-1⃣0⃣

  • Place the heart back inside the body
  • Rinse inside of body with wine and spices
  • Cover the corpse with natron (salt) for 70 days
  • After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more human shape
  • After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages

THE LAST STEP 1⃣1⃣

  • sarcophagus (a type of box like a coffin)

MUMMIFICATIONπŸ’€

THAT IS WHAT MUMMIFICATION IS
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BY THE AMAZING AVERY HOBSON

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