The other organs were preserved separately, with the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines placed in special boxes or jars today called canopic jars.
These were buried with the mummy. In later mummies, the organs were treated, wrapped, and replaced within the body. Even so, unused canopic jars continued to be part of the burial ritual. The embalmers next removed all moisture from the body. This they did by covering the body with natron, a type of salt which has great drying properties, and by placing additional natron packets inside the body. When the body had dried out completely, embalmers removed the internal packets and lightly washed the natron off the body.
The result was a very dried-out but recognizable human form. To make the mummy seem even more life-like, sunken areas of the body were filled out with linen and other materials and false eyes were added. Next the wrapping began.
Each mummy needed hundreds of yards of linen. The priests carefully wound the long strips of linen around the body, sometimes even wrapping each finger and toe separately before wrapping the entire hand or foot.
In order to protect the dead from mishap, amulets were placed among the wrappings and prayers and magical words written on some of the linen strips. Often the priests placed a mask of the person's face between the layers of head bandages. At several stages the form was coated with warm resin and the wrapping resumed once again. At last, the priests wrapped the final cloth or shroud in place and secured it with linen strips.
The mummy was complete. The priests preparing the mummy were not the only ones busy during this time. Although the tomb preparation usually had begun long before the person's actual death, now there was a deadline, and craftsmen, workers, and artists worked quickly. There was much to be placed in the tomb that a person would need in the Afterlife. Furniture and statuettes were readied; wall paintings of religious or daily scenes were prepared; and lists of food or prayers finished.
Through a magical process, these models, pictures, and lists would become the real thing when needed in the Afterlife. Everything was now ready for the funeral. As part of the funeral, priests performed special religious rites at the tomb's entrance. Mummification was mainly done to wealthy people as poorer people could not afford the process.
The chief embalmer was a priest wearing a mask of Anubis. Anubis was the jackal headed god of the dead. He had a human body and the head of a jackal. His job was to prepare the bodies of the dead to be received by Osiris. Ancient Egyptians were buried with their belongings and the tomb walls were painted with scenes from the dead persons life. The objects included furniture, games and even food was placed in the tombs for the long After Life journey! Canopic Jars were used by ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains.
Find out more. About 50 royal pyramids have survived. They were built on the desert edge, west of the ancient capital of Memphis. The pyramids are the stone tombs of Egypt's kings - the Pharaohs. Find out more about pyramids. The Egyptians believed that if the pharaoh's body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever.
The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaoh's body and his belongings. Prepare a Mummy A fun interactive online activity. Interesting facts about Mummies. Making a Mummy Learn to make a mummy and prepare the pharaoh for his tomb. You wouldn't want to become an Egyptian Mummy - Disgusting things you'd rather not know! All about Egyptian Mummies. Mummification See the pictures of the materials and tools used in mummification.
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