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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Embalming the Body
• Method 2 of 3: Wrapping the body
• Method 3 of 3: Burying the body
• Tips
• Additional articles

The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, and based on these beliefs, they came up with a ritual that helped preserve the bodies of dead pharaohs. This process was called mummification, and the preserved bodies were called mummies. Here's how to make a mummy in the Egyptian way.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Embalming the Body

1. 1 Wash your body. The embalmers washed the bodies of the pharaohs with palm wine and sprinkled it with water from the Nile River. This was all done in a tent next to the “cleansing site”.
2. 2 Take out the internal organs. All internal organs except the heart were removed from the body through an incision on the left side of the abdomen, while the brains were removed by inserting a long hook through the nostrils. The heart remained in place, as it was considered the source of intelligence and emotion.
3. 3 Wash and save the removed organs. After the ritual ablution, the removed internal organs are packed in canopic canopies filled with sodium and salt for preservation and drying. Each canopic is marked with a drawing of the god who was responsible for the preservation of this organ: Amset for the liver, Hapi for the lungs, Duamutef for the stomach and Quebehsenuf for the intestines.
   • Later, the internal organs were put back into the body after processing, and the canopes were just a symbol.
4. 4 Dehydrate the body. The body should be completely covered with soda and left for 40 days so that the soda absorbs all moisture.
5. 5 Wash your body again. After the second ablution with water from the Nile, the body should be anointed with aromatic oils and then filled with a mixture of herbs, salt and spices, as well as sawdust and linen, so that it looks alive.

Method 2 of 3: Wrapping the body

1. 1 Wrap your head and neck in good linen pieces.
2. 2 Wrap each finger individually.
3. 3 Wrap each leg and arm. While the limbs are wrapped, amulets such as the Isis Knot (ankh) and a plumb line (similar to the capital "A") must be placed on the body to protect it as it travels through the world of the dead. While this was being done, the priest chanted a charm to protect against bad spirits and to guide the deceased.
4. 4 Tie your arms and legs together. A papyrus with a copy of the Book of the Dead should be placed between the hands of the dead pharaoh.
5. 5 Wrap the pieces of linen around your entire body. These pieces need to be painted with resin to stick to each other.
6. 6 Wrap your body in a cloth. After the fabric is ready, a picture of Osiris is drawn on it.
7. 7 Wrap your body in another cloth. This fabric is tied to the body with pieces of linen.

Method 3 of 3: Burying the body

1. 1 Put the gold mask on the mummy's face. It depicts what the pharaoh looked like during his lifetime. The most famous mask is perhaps the mask of Tutankhamun.
2. 2 Place the painted, wooden plank on top of the mummy.
3. 3 Put the body and board in the coffin.
4. 4 Place the coffin in the second coffin. Sometimes, the second coffin was placed in the third coffin.
5. 5 Perform the funeral rite. In addition to the farewell of the pharaoh's family to the deceased, a key part of the funeral was the ritual of opening the mouth so that the dead could eat and drink in the afterlife.
6. 6 Place the coffins in a stone sarcophagus along with everything necessary for the deceased in life after death. The Egyptians believed that we could take everything with us, so they buried food, drinks, clothes, furniture and any other item that might be needed along with the body.
   • Once the deceased entered the world of the dead, he was judged based on his life on earth, and if he was considered good, he could spend eternity in the Fields of Ialu.

Tips

• First, the Egyptians buried the dead in small desert pits and allowed nature to dehydrate the body. They first began using coffins to prevent wild animals from eating the body of the deceased, and later came up with a process for preserving the body, mimicking the processes that took place in the desert.
• The Egyptians weren't the only people to mummify the dead. Mummies can be found in Mexico, China and other parts of the world.

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