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Burial
© Karen Devine 2013
Burial
Death was a sad time and a time for mourning in ancient Egypt.
© Karen Devine 2013
Burial
As part of the grieving process women wore special clothing and wept loudly, whilst men stopped bathing, shaving and eating.
When a pharaoh died, the entire country entered into mourning.
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Burial
The deceased person’s body was taken to a cemetery found in the low desert where it was purified and embalmed for mummification.
Various spells and prayers were uttered by the embalming priests.
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Burial
From there the body was transported by boat to the west bank of the Nile for the funeral.
Loud wailing could be heard from the mourners.
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After the Opening of the Mouth ceremony was performed, the body was placed inside the coffin and then inside the sarcophagus.
It was then placed in the tomb.
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Burial
Many aspects of daily life were buried too such as furniture, figurines and cosmetics.
The tomb was then sealed.
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Poorer people however did not have such lavish and extravagant funerals.
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Burial
Burials for poorer people meant that the deceased was placed in the warm sands of the Egyptian desert in a foetal position.
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The dry nature of the nation allowed a natural mummification process to take place in these sands.
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Read The Mummification Story.
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