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Egypt Part 2

Egypt Part 2. 6. Tutankhamen’s tomb (1325 BCE). 4. Religion. 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) .

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Egypt Part 2

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  1. Egypt Part 2

  2. 6. Tutankhamen’s tomb (1325 BCE)

  3. 4. Religion 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.

  4. 4. Religion How long did the process of mummification take? a) a week b) 28 days c) 70 days Which internal organ was never removed because it was thought to contain the intellectual capabilities of the deceased? a) brain b) heart c) liver

  5. 4. Religion • Representation of daily life:

  6. 4. Religion The Book of the Dead: funeral

  7. 4. Religion Funeral: the opening of the mouth

  8. 4. Religion The weighing of the heart

  9. 4. Religion Fields of Reed

  10. Papyrus of Ani Papyrus of Ani http://projects.vassar.edu/bookofthedead

  11. 8. Writing Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE Same text written in: • Hieroglyphic • Demotic • Greek Translated in the 19th century. It was the key to decipher hieroglyphs.

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