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Mummification

Mummification. Mummification. Mummification is the process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying. King Tut. The Process.

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Mummification

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  1. Mummification

  2. Mummification • Mummification is the process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying King Tut

  3. The Process First, his body is taken to the tent known as 'ibu' or the 'place of purification'. There the embalmers wash his body with good-smelling palm wine and rinse it with water from the Nile.

  4. Stage 2 One of the embalmer's men makes a cut in the left side of the body and removes many of the internal organs. A long hook is used to smash the brain and pull it out through the nose.

  5. Stage 3 The body is now covered and stuffed with natron which will dry it out.

  6. Stage 4 After forty days the body is washed again with water from the Nile. Then it is covered with oils to help the skin stay elastic.

  7. Stage 5 The dehydrated internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body. The body is stuffed with dry materials such as sawdust, leaves and linen so that it looks lifelike.

  8. Stage 6 and 7 First the head and neck are wrapped with strips of fine linen. Then the fingers and the toes are individually wrapped. The arms and legs are wrapped separately. Between the layers of wrapping, the embalmers place amulets to protect the body in its journey through the underworld.

  9. Stage 8 A priest reads spells out loud while the mummy is being wrapped. These spells will help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased make the journey to the afterlife.

  10. Stage 9 and 10 More linen strips are wrapped around the body. At every layer, the bandages are painted with liquid resin that helps to glue the bandages together. A cloth is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god Osiris is painted on its surface.

  11. Finally… Finally, a large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy. It is attached with strips of linen that run from the top to the bottom of the mummy, and around its middle.

  12. The Sarcophagus (coffin)

  13. Tombs Hallway within a tomb Outside of a tomb

  14. Curse of King Tutankhamen

  15. “Can you see anything?”“Yes, wonderful things” In 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings. The excavation was funded by Lord Carnarvon. Carter found many treasures. Front of King Tut’s tomb

  16. "Death Comes On Wings To He Who Enters The Tomb Of A Pharaoh" It is recorded that during the 1920's, more than two dozen of the archaeologists died shortly after entering King Tut's tomb. Around the Spring of 1923, Lord Carnarvon was bitten by a mosquito on the cheek. When shaving, he cut the mosquito bite. It got infected and then Lord Carnarvon died. At that exact moment all the lights in the city of Cairo mysteriously went out. Also, at the exact moment in England, Lord Carnarvon’s dog let out a howl and dropped dead. Howard Carter's pet canary was killed by a cobra right after discovering King Tut's tomb.

  17. Conclusion You may think that the mummy is in bad condition. Considering that this person was mummified thousands of years ago…he does not that bad after all.

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