Mummification: Purpose of mummification? The internal organs (stomach, liver, intestines, lungs) were removed. The body was stuffed and covered with natron (i.e. sodium carbonate). It was cleaned, stuffed again and oiled. It was wrapped with linen and clothes and placed in two coffins.
How long did the process of mummification take? a) a weekb) 28 daysc) 70 days Which internal organ was never removed because it was thought to contain the intellectual capabilities of the deceased? a) brainb) heartc) liver
Representation of daily life:
The Book of the Dead: funeral
Funeral: the opening of the mouth
The weighing of the heart
Fields of Reed
Papyrus of Ani
Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE Same text written in: Hieroglyphic Demotic Greek Translated in the 19 th century. It was the key to decipher hieroglyphs.