Mummification

1. Mummification By: Celine Soegiardjo PYP 6C 2013-2014

2. A long time ago, in Egypt there lived an Egyptian called Edo. He is 12years old. He lived in a house with his father named Eddy. His father is a man that is responsible with the city in Egypt named Cairo.

3. 5 years later...

4. Edo had his sweet 17th birthday happily, but sadly a week after his birthday, Edo’s father got a heart attack which cause him die. So, Edo was hopeless and he cried all day and all night for 3 days. But the good thing is, Mr. Eddy won;t die in a usual style, because he is an honored man, he is burried as a mummy in the coffin .

5. Firstly, his body was washed and purified. Secondly, the body organs were removed and only the heart remained.Then the body was filled with stuffing.

6. Fourth, the body was dried by covering with substance called natron. This substance could absorb the moisture from the body. Fifth, the body was wrapped with strands of linen and covered in a sheet called shroud.

7. Finally, the dead body was placed in a coffin called sarcophagus.

8. After Edo’s father died recording to the mummification system, Edo lived with his Grandparents and live happily ever after.

9. ALL ABOUT MUMMIES

10. Mummification system are true. Mummies are not scary, it is not a ghost but it is just a dead body that is covered with coverings such as natrons and many more. Mummies aren’t alive, mummies are burried inside coffin that is callled sarcophagus. Mummification system starts from Egypt ad they recognized it as their religious beliefs and values, but now, mummification systems has spread all around the world.

11. The purpose of mummies and mummifications system is to preserve the dead body and use it for the after life. Mummies are covered / rolled horizontally from the past until now. Mummies are burried in the coffins under the ground, some people can still do excavation and find mummies and sell it i the museum. Some mummies are being displayed in the museum. (such as British Museum) In the past mummification system were used for the honored people. In my opinion, mummification is a great way to preserve the afterlife. Mummification could be done forever because it is a good thing to do.

12. Mummification don’t only happen in Egypt, now people all around the world use mummifications too, from Europe through Asia.

13. Mummies aren’t scary, it is covered in wool and usually mummies are put in the museum for displays and visitors to see. If we sell mummies it will cost a lot of money because it is rare to be found now. In the museum there are mummies too. The mummies is used in the displays and the museum is used for tourism places to visit which when we go to the museum we need to pay.

14. Mummies aren’t beautiful, but the coffin does have aesthetic values, the coffins are beautiful, it is decorated well and it is colorful.

15. Before the mummies were placed in the coffin, mummies has steps that must be used which is called mummification system. The mummification system is about science, it is dealing with human body organs, chemicals and geometry.

16. Mummies has history, Egyptians belief that mummification is a part of religious beliefs. It is done firstly to preserve the dead body of the dead people or animal. It is historical because it has history that lots of people belief in.

17. Dictionary • aesthetic : beauty value • moisture : water and other liquid that evaporate. • natron : a type of covering that is used for covering the dead body. • sarcophagus : stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece. • purified : the filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day"