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Egyptian Mummification. Purpose of Egyptian Mummification. The Ancient Egyptians believed that after death the ka and the ba would travel to another world during the day, and at night they would return to find their bodies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Egyptian Mummification
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The Ancient Egyptians believed that after death the ka and the ba would travel to another world during the day, and at night they would return to find their bodies.
Purpose of Egyptian Mummification
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In order for the person’s spirit to live forever, it had to be able to recognize and return to the body. If a spirit could not recognize the body it belonged to, it would die.
This is why the Egyptians wanted to preserve the bodies of the dead in as lifelike a state as possible. Mummification guaranteed eternal life for the spirit.
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Was everyone mummified?
It took a lot of money to go through the mummification process. 95% of Egyptians were not mummified and were just buried in pits.
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Predynastic MummiesThe first burials were simple, just like the majority of Egyptian burials. The hot desert sands dehydrated the body and led to natural mummification. This was entirely different from the later practice though.
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Old Kingdom MummiesMummies in the Old Kingdom were the first to be wrapped.
But, these bodies still had their internal organs in them.
Plus, they were placed in coffins, so the hot, dry sand couldn’t dehydrate the flesh.
So, these bodies decomposed and only skeletons are left.
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The New Kingdom
It wasn’t until the New Kingdom that the stereotypical Egyptian mummy emerged.
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The Mummification ProcessThe entire process took 70 days to complete. Several embalmers conducted the task in the special embalming shop or per nefer. The chief embalmer was known as the hery sheshta. He wore a jackal mask to represent Anubis, the guide to the afterlife.
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After the body had been shaved and washed with wine and spices, all of the parts that might decay were removed. The embalmers first removed the brain through the nose using a long hook.
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The long hook was used to stir up the brain until it was liquefied. Then the embalmers would turn the body face down to allow the brain to ooze out the nostrils.
The Egyptians were so rough on the brain because they didn’t realize its importance. They thought its sole purpose was to produce snot!
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Next they would remove the soft, moist body parts that would cause decay. A deep incision was made in the left side of the abdomen to remove the internal organs:
the lungs, the stomach, the liver and the intestines.
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In some cases they removed the heart, but in most they left it, because it was considered to be the seat of the ka that testified on behalf of the deceased during judgment before the gods.
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The body was stuffed with bundles of strong drying salt called natron.
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It was then completely covered with natron and placed in a slanted position so that any fluids that dripped out as the body was drying could be collected and buried along with it.
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While the body was drying, the internal organs were also dried and preserved with natron.
They were then wrapped in strips of linen and put into separate containers called canopic jars.
The Egyptians believed that all body parts would be magically reunited in the afterlife and the body would become whole again, just like Osiris.
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The stoppers of the canopic jars were shaped like the heads of the four sons of the god Horus. Each son protected the organ placed inside his respective jar. Duamutef, who had the head of a jackal, guarded the jar that contained the stomach. Qebehsenuf, who had the head of a falcon, watched over the intestines. Hapi, the baboon-headed son of Horus, protected the lungs, while human-headed Imseti was in charge of protecting the liver.
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Canopic jars were usually stored in a chest that was later placed in the tomb with the mummy.
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After 40 days, the body was completely dried. The skin became shrunken, wrinkled, and leathery. The bundles of natron were removed from the body cavity. The mummy was cleaned one more time and rubbed with sacred oils to soften the skin.
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The mummy’s head and body were packed with herbs, sawdust, and linen soaked in scented oil so that they could regain the shape they had in life. Stones or small onions were placed under the eyelids to restore a lifelike appearance. Once this was done, the mummy could be covered with necklaces, rings and bracelets made of gold and gems.
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The entire body was then covered in shrouds and bound with strips of linen until the mummy had returned to its original size. This was a complicated job and could take as long as a week.
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Small magical amulets were inserted between the layers of the bandages to further protect the mummy’s ka and ba on its way to the afterlife. As each layer was added, it was coated with resin to hold the wrappings together with a waterproof seal.
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After the wrapping was finished, the head of the mummy was covered with a portrait mask, just to make sure that the ka and the ba would recognize it.
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The masked mummy was then placed in a series of gilded wooden coffins and put into a sarcophagus.
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On the day of the funeral, the mummy was brought to the tomb, where priests performed the Opening of the Mouth Ritual – touching the eyes, nose, and mouth of the coffin with a sacred tool. This ritual reactivated the senses for the afterlife.
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Before the tomb was sealed, family members deposited food, clothes, furniture, and dishes, which the Egyptians believed the deceased would need for eternity.
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Scenes of offering bearers and daily life were painted on the walls of the tomb, which provided comforting and familiar surroundings for the
deceased in the afterlife.
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After the tombs were closed, some wealthy families hired priests to offer food to the soul of the deceased periodically. Family members visited the site during special holidays to conduct ceremonies for the deceased.
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YouTube: Mummification by historyteachers
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