The Mummification Process By Sylvan Wiebe Coco Wang Caitlyn Barnard

What is Mummification? Mummification comes from the root word mummify, which means to turn a dead body into a mummy. In the time of Egyptians, this was a strict process. If you didn't do it right, the body might not make it to the afterlife. Only Egyptians who had enough money were mummified. Others were buried in the sand. The process of mummifying a person is called mummification, which leads to how it was done, canopic jars, and tombs.

Washing the Body The Egyptians washed the body many times before wrapping the body. They first washed washed with palm wine. After they let the body sit for 40 days with natron salt, they washed the body again with good smelling oil.

Wrapping the Body The Egyptians wrapped the body in linen, a woven fabric. The Egyptians wrapped the fingers and toes individually first, and then then the head. Next they wrapped the shoulders and the stomach. After that, they wrapped the legs and the arms.

Amulets After the Egyptians wrapped the body for the first time, they placed amulets on the linen, which were different for every person. After they placed all of the special amulets onto the linen, they wrapped the body in linen for a second time, but just all at once.

Removing the Organs They removed all of the organs except for the heart. To take the brain out, they first broke the nose. Then they stuck a hook up the nose and stirred the brain until it broke up into pieces. Then it was poured out. To remove the other organs, they cut a slit in the left side of the body.

What are Canopic Jars? Canopic jars are where the organs of an Egyptian were put. The four sons of Horus (god of the sky) where on the tops of the canopic jars. The four organs that were removed are the liver, intestines, lungs, and stomach. After they were removed, they then went into the Canopic jar. Each organ was held by a certain son.

What is on Canopic Jars? On the lid of a canopic jar is one of the sons of Horus. Imsety, a human, held the liver. Qebehsenuef, a falcon, held the intestines. Hapy, a baboon, held the lungs. Duamutef, a jackal, held the stomach.

What happens to the Heart and Brain? The brain was taken out through the nose with a rod, then it was poured out. The heart was left in the body because they thought that it was the center of intelligence and emotion.

The Sarcophagus The sarcophagus has three cases/layers. The first layer is called a Cartonnage. It has the person's face painted on it. It has the person's face on it so the ba can find the right person. The ba is part of the person's personality. The inner layer is called a Anthropoid. It has the person's name painted on it. They were made out of silver or gold. The outer layer usually looks like a rectangular box.

Layers of a Sarcophagus Outer Layer Anthropoid Cartonnage Anthropoid Outer Layer

The Tomb The tomb was painted with bright colors. There were paintings of different gods. The sarcophagus was put inside of the tomb. The usual colors used to paint a tomb were red, blue, black, gold, and green. There were paintings of servants so that the servants could serve the person.

Conclusion The Mummification Process was a strict process to preserve a body for the afterlife. The Ancient Egyptians believed that after a person died, they would have life after death. There were various procedures to send a person who had died to the afterlife. Only wealthy people could be mummified, so many kings had this process done, as many common people were buried in the sand. To top off the process and secure the mummy, the body was placed in a sarcophagus and a tomb. Years later, these discoveries were made so now we can learn about this historical culture.

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