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Process of mummification

Process of mummification. 4 th hour History Megan Burleigh 11-6-06. Introduction.

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Process of mummification

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  1. Process of mummification 4th hour History Megan Burleigh 11-6-06

  2. Introduction hi my fellow friends I’m Senesrat and my father is an embalmer and today he is going to wrap the body of a little kid named Heka who died at the age of 5. So come with me on a journey all about mummification. Right this way,

  3. Step 1- Remove Organs • Cut a slit in the chest and pull out the organs by hand • Leave the heart • We believe removing the heart means the Ka would not recognize his/her body

  4. Canonic jars Falcon Jar Jackal Jar Baboon jar Human Jar Qebehsenuef Duamutef Hapy Imsety

  5. Removing the brain -Once the organs were out and in their jars they remove the brain -To remove the brain they used a hook tool

  6. Drying out the body -It takes around 40 days for the drying process to be completely finished -My dad dried Heka in salt called natron -The body would become thinner and darker

  7. wrapping -Hands and feet -body -Things they put in the tombs

  8. Tombs -Things they put in the tombs -What was on the tombs

  9. Work sited

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