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Ancient Egypt: Mummification & Burial Rituals
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Earliest forms of MummificationThe earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'.
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Why Did the Egyptians Mummify the Dead…?
Ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died, their soul left their body and began their journey into the Underworld
Once there, you stood before Osiris, Lord of the Underworld, to be judge
If Osiris judged you to be a good person, your soul would reunite with the body after it was buried. To do this, the soul needed to find and recognize the body in order to live forever
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• Later, ancient Egyptians began to bury the dead in coffins to protect from wild animals in the desert. However, they soon realized that those bodies would decay if they were not exposed to the dry, hot sand of the desert.
• Over many centuries, the ancient Egyptians developed a method of preserving bodies so they would remain lifelike.
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Two Processes
There are two processes involved when mummifying the dead
1) Embalming2) Wrapping
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The Embalming Process • First, the body is taken to the tent
known as 'ibu' or the 'place of purification’.
• The embalmer wash his body with good smelling palm wine and rinse it with water from the Nile.
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Removal of the Brain
The brain is removed by using a long hook
The hook is pushed up into the brain through the roof of the nose and then moved back and fourth to break down the brain
The body is turned over and the brain flows into a bowl
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Mummification Tools
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Removal of Vital Organ • The liver, lungs, stomach
and intestines are washed and packed in natron which will dry them out
• The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife
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Materials Used in the Mummification Process
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After 40 days, the body is washed again with water from the Nile. Then it is covered with oils to help the skin stay elastic.
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The dehydrated internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body
The body is stuffed with dry materials such as sawdust, leaves and linen so that it looks lifelike.
Finally, the body is covered again with good smelling oils
It is ready to be wrapped in linen
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Canopic Jars: the Four Sons of Horus
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Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun
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Tutankhamun's Canopic Chest and Lids
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The Wrapping Process • First the head and neck are wrapped with
strips of fine linen. Then the fingers and the toes are individually wrapped.
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A priest reads spells out loud while the mummy is being wrapped
These spells will help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased make the journey to the afterlife
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The arms and legs are tied together. A papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead is placed between the wrapped hands.
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Detailed scene from the Papyrus of Hunefer
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More linen strips are added to the body along with risen to help glue the strips
A cloth is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god Osiris is painted on its surface
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• Finally, a large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy and attached with strips of linen that run from the top to the bottom of the mummy
• A board of painted wood is placed on top of the mummy before the mummy is lowered into its coffin. The first coffin is then put inside a second coffin
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Artefact: Family Mourning the Dead
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Final Steps
A ritual called the 'Opening of the Mouth' is performed, allowing the deceased to eat and drink again
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Finally, the body and its coffins are placed inside a large stone sarcophagus in the tomb. Furniture, clothing, valuable objects, food and drink are arranged in the tomb for the deceased.
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Coffin of a Middle Kingdom Official
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Tomb Painting
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Now his body is ready for its journey through the underworld. There his heart will be judged by his good deeds on earth.
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Image of the Field of Reeds: Aaru
If his heart is found to be pure he will be sent to live for all eternity in the beautiful 'Field of Reeds'.
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