HOW TO MUMMIFY A BODY!!!

STEP 1

• Remove the moist parts that could rot
• Remove the brain through the nostrils with a hook and throw it away. Egyptians did not believe it was important

STEP 2

• Organs are removed in the left side. The slicer offends the god and runs away
• The lungs, liver, stomach\intestines are put into jars then then later on they are put into a chest close to the body

STEP 3

• The heart had to be left in the body in order to fight
• If the heart was to be removed they would not be aloud to go into the afterlife
• If the heart weighed the same as the feather they could go to the after life

STEP 4

• The body was covered in a salt called natron
• Natron helped dissolve fats and absorb moisture this took 40 days of soaking\absorbing

STEP 5

• They used linen to pad out the cavities
• The body was treated with herbs,oils, and resin

STEP 6

• Jewelry,make-up, and wigs are placed on body
• Missing/damaged parts are replaced with wooden parts so they could look lifelike

STEP 7

• Amulets are placed on the body for protection
• They had the scarab amulet
• They used the wedjat eye amulet too

STEP 8

• They wrapped the body in linen bandages. This took 15 days and 20 layers
• Spells and rituals were preformed to keep them safe in the after life
• Mask were put on the body and put into coffins or series of coffins

STEP 9

• The Opening of the Mouth ceremonies took place before burial
• The priest would touch the face of the coffin with special instruments to restore speech,sight, and hearing for the afterlife

STEP 10

• Coffin is placed in the tomb surrounded by possessions
• Model workers called Shabtis work for the dead in the afterlife

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MUMMIFICATION

• Men who do this are highly respected
• Use a ceremonial flint knife
• Fake eyes are made out of oinions
• Portage make looks like yo
• Resin glued the linen strips