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Egyptian Mummification.

Egyptian Mummification. . Be Felicity 7b. Introduction.

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Egyptian Mummification.

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  1. Egyptian Mummification. Be Felicity 7b

  2. Introduction. Through various degrees of anthropological research and archaeological excavations, it was apparent that the ancient Egyptians had a firm grasp of the afterlife concept. Though spending much of their dedicated effort to mummifying their cats, which they believed to be a heavenly animal. It was a while, before they begun mummifying people.

  3. Why. The process of mummification is a long and some what slightly disturbing process. The whole process takes around 70 days. The Egyptians believed that if they were going to be able to enjoy the full glories of the eternal life to the fullest, their bodies had to be preserved. To do this, they invented mummification.

  4. Organs. First Embalmers removed they organs, and stored them in jars, soon as possible. As they decay rather quickly. Then depending on the funds of the deceased person..

  5. Cheap. The body, is injected with Cedar oil which makes it’s insides liquefy and drain out. It is then dried out in a natural salt called ‘natron’. Dynasty boxlike Sarcophagus of wood or limestone.

  6. Luxury. The Organs are removed and embalmed. The body is injected with cedar and dried out, then completely wrapped with strips of linen. But with a portrait mask of cartonnage [ a plaster, linen and resin ], or even solid gold. Then the body is put into a Sarcophagus, the nicety depends on the deceased persons funds.

  7. Sarcophagus. The earliest stone coffins in use among the Egyptians of the 3rd Dynasty were designed to represent palaces of mud brick architecture, with an ornamental arrangement of false doors and windows. Beginning in the 11th Dynasty boxlike sarcophagi of wood or limestone were in use in Egypt and on the Lebanese coast. In the 17th Dynasty coffins shaped to resemble the human form with a carved portrait head of pasted papyrus sheets and (later) wood, pottery, or stone were used. In the case of royalty some were made of solid gold or silver. In the 18-20th Dynasties, the upper classes enclosed inner coffins of wood or metal in stone outer sarcophagus, a practice that continued to the Ptolemaic period. 

  8. Finally. Finally the body was wrapped in saved linen and jewels/amulets. Then the body is put into a sarcophagus, The end ceremony was called, Opening the Mouth. Gave back the dead all powers.

  9. Linen & Oils. Like most Ancient Egyptians you will have saved linen throughout your life, to use as mummification bandages. Perfumes and oils will make your skin smooth and sweet smelling.

  10. Priest At every, Opening the Mouth Ceremony. There was a priest. The priest would act as a chief embalmer, and would wear a mask of Anubis God of embalming. << Anubis

  11. Facts. Did you know.. In the after life, they believed that Give good, be given good. And that was affiliated with being holy and such. So if your heart was heavier than a feather. You were unholy....This is called, ascetism.

  12. Bibliography. http://www.dl.ket.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html http://www.historylink101.net/egypt_1/religion_mummification_process.htm Teto Mumehu Anton Jones Saifeldien Christopher Tutop.

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