Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The Process of Mummification

Sources:

"Ancient Egypt and the Modern World." BBC. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/egypt_importance_01.shtml>.

"Mummification." Egyptology Online. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. <http://www.egyptologyonline.com/mummification.htm>.

A MAN DIES AND his body is taken to the "IBW" to be washed and then taken to the "per NEfer" to be mummified.The viscera, or internal organs, are removed, dried, rinsed and bandaged, and then placed in canopic jars with the "Four Sons of Horus" on top, that will be placed with the body.After the preservation of the internal organs, dry natron would be put over the corpse. For forty days, the body will be left to dehydrate. After drying out, the body will be coated in resin, cosmetics will be added, and the body will be wrapped. then, a death mask is placed over the head.


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