Mummification Steps To Life

1. Mummification Mummification
Steps to LifeSteps to Life
By RobbBy Robb

2. Never die treatment!Never die treatment!
Egyptians believed in the Egyptians believed in the
after life. They thought after life. They thought
that if they kept the body that if they kept the body
in good condition they in good condition they
could still use the body in could still use the body in
the after lifethe after life..

3. Steps to the after lifeSteps to the after life
#1 Announcement of the #1 Announcement of the
death.death.
#2 embalming the body.#2 embalming the body.
#3 Removing the brains#3 Removing the brains
#4 Removing the internal #4 Removing the internal
organs.organs.
#5 Drying out process #5 Drying out process
#6 wrapping the body#6 wrapping the body
#7 The final possession#7 The final possession

4. #1 Announcement of #1 Announcement of
deathdeath
The first step was to tell The first step was to tell
the people of the death the people of the death
by sending a messenger by sending a messenger
to the towns and tell the to the towns and tell the
people that somebody people that somebody
has died so they have has died so they have
time to get ready for the time to get ready for the
mourning period and mourning period and
ceremony. ceremony.

5. #2 Embalming the Body #2 Embalming the Body
The next step was to take the The next step was to take the
body to the embalmers. The body to the embalmers. The
priests would start off by priests would start off by
cutting off all the facial hair. cutting off all the facial hair.
Then they would slice a Then they would slice a
incision into left abdomen, the incision into left abdomen, the
person that made the cut ran person that made the cut ran
out of the building while out of the building while
people chucked stones. The people chucked stones. The
reason they did this was reason they did this was
because they thought it was because they thought it was
wrong to harm the dead. wrong to harm the dead.

6. #3 Removing the #3 Removing the
brainsbrains
 the Egyptians believed that the Egyptians believed that
the brain was just a waste of the brain was just a waste of
space so they removed the space so they removed the
brain by pushing a hooked brain by pushing a hooked
rod (often of made of bronze, rod (often of made of bronze,
25.0-30.0 cm long) into the 25.0-30.0 cm long) into the
nasal passages providing a nasal passages providing a
passage for the semi liquid passage for the semi liquid
brain( and if you were too brain( and if you were too
poor to get a proper treatment poor to get a proper treatment
they stuck a papyrus syringe they stuck a papyrus syringe
into the nostril and pumped in into the nostril and pumped in
cedar oil which liquefied the cedar oil which liquefied the
brain). brain).

8. #4 Removing the #4 Removing the
internal organsinternal organs
After the brains came the internal organs: After the brains came the internal organs:
the liver, the lungs, the stomach, and the the liver, the lungs, the stomach, and the
intestines the way the priests got the intestines the way the priests got the
internal organs out was, you guessed it internal organs out was, you guessed it
sticking you hand in! the organs were sticking you hand in! the organs were
each separately mummified and stuck each separately mummified and stuck
into a jar called a canopic jar each had a into a jar called a canopic jar each had a
different god on it. All these gods were different god on it. All these gods were
horus’s sons. Imset protected the liver.horus’s sons. Imset protected the liver.
He had the head of a human.He had the head of a human.
Ha'py watched over the lungs. Ha'py watched over the lungs.
He had the head of a baboon.He had the head of a baboon.
Duamutef looked after the stomach. Duamutef looked after the stomach.
He had the head of a jackal.He had the head of a jackal.
Qebehsenuef looked over the intestines. Qebehsenuef looked over the intestines.
He had the head of a falcon.He had the head of a falcon.
Once the internal organs were Once the internal organs were
removed, the inside of the body was removed, the inside of the body was
washed out with palm oil, lotions, washed out with palm oil, lotions,
and preserving fluids. Next the body and preserving fluids. Next the body
was stuffed with linen, straw, or was stuffed with linen, straw, or
other packing material to keep the other packing material to keep the
general shape of the person. general shape of the person.
Sometimes the embalmers were Sometimes the embalmers were
careless and either stuffed too much careless and either stuffed too much
or too little. This caused the mummy or too little. This caused the mummy
to look puffy or disfigured. to look puffy or disfigured.

9. #5 Drying out process#5 Drying out process
The body was placed on The body was placed on
a slab and covered with a slab and covered with
natron salt. The slab was natron salt. The slab was
tilted so that the water tilted so that the water
would run off into a would run off into a
basin. This removed basin. This removed
moisture and prevented moisture and prevented
rotting. The body was rotting. The body was
taken outside and let dry taken outside and let dry
for about forty days. for about forty days.
After the body was After the body was
completely dried out, the completely dried out, the
wrapping of the body wrapping of the body
began. began.

10. #6 wrapping the body#6 wrapping the body
Wrapping the body was a Wrapping the body was a
painstaking process. The body painstaking process. The body
was anointed with oils, and a gold was anointed with oils, and a gold
piece with the Eye of Horus was piece with the Eye of Horus was
placed over the slit in the placed over the slit in the
abdomen. Hundreds of yards of abdomen. Hundreds of yards of
linen were used to wrap the body, linen were used to wrap the body,
and each toe and finger was and each toe and finger was
wrapped separately. Charms, wrapped separately. Charms,
amulets, and inscribed pieces of amulets, and inscribed pieces of
papyrus were placed between papyrus were placed between
each layer of bandage. Egyptians each layer of bandage. Egyptians
believed that these charms had believed that these charms had
magical properties that would magical properties that would
protect and bring luck to the body. protect and bring luck to the body.
The wrapping process would be The wrapping process would be
stopped every once in a while so stopped every once in a while so
that the priests could say certain that the priests could say certain
prayers and write on the linen. prayers and write on the linen.
Mummia was added to the shroud Mummia was added to the shroud
to "glue" it all together. (That's to "glue" it all together. (That's
where the word "mummy" comes where the word "mummy" comes
from.) Sometimes false eyes were from.) Sometimes false eyes were
inserted and make-up applied. inserted and make-up applied.
Then a painted portrait mask was Then a painted portrait mask was
placed over the mummy's head so placed over the mummy's head so
that dead person's soul (Ka) could that dead person's soul (Ka) could
recognize its owner. The mummy recognize its owner. The mummy
was then placed into a painted, was then placed into a painted,
decorated coffin. decorated coffin.

11. #7 The final #7 The final
processionprocession
The last step of mummification was the final The last step of mummification was the final
procession. The final procession was where the family procession. The final procession was where the family
and friends of the deceased walked through the town and friends of the deceased walked through the town
on their way to the burial place. Mourners were paid to on their way to the burial place. Mourners were paid to
cry so that the gods of the other world would see that cry so that the gods of the other world would see that
the person was well loved. The more people who cried, the person was well loved. The more people who cried,
the more he was loved, and the better chance he had the more he was loved, and the better chance he had
of going to the after world. Before the mummy was of going to the after world. Before the mummy was
taken inside the tomb, a ceremony called the "Opening taken inside the tomb, a ceremony called the "Opening
of the Mouth" took place.of the Mouth" took place.

13. Opening of the mouth Opening of the mouth
ceremony ceremony
When an ancient Egyptian died, he was not When an ancient Egyptian died, he was not
buried into the ground, mourned and then buried into the ground, mourned and then
forgotten. Nor was his grave simply just visited forgotten. Nor was his grave simply just visited
at certain times and some token words spoken at certain times and some token words spoken
over it, so that once again he is forgotten until over it, so that once again he is forgotten until
next visit. The ancient Egyptians believed that next visit. The ancient Egyptians believed that
ritual existed which would bring sensory life ritual existed which would bring sensory life
back to the deceased’s form, enabling it to see, back to the deceased’s form, enabling it to see,
smell, breathe, hear, and eat, and thus partake smell, breathe, hear, and eat, and thus partake
of the offering foods and drinks brought to the of the offering foods and drinks brought to the
tomb each day as offerings to the dead. tomb each day as offerings to the dead.