Why were people mummified?

WHY WERE PEOPLE MUMMIFIED?

• The Ancient Egyptians believed that the body was the house for the soul
• Even after death, the Egyptians believed the spirit could only live on if the body was preserved forever
• The Egyptians also believed that if the body was lost, so too was the spirit
• The egyptians believed that when someone died their soul left their body
• The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried

How were people mummified?

HOW WERE PEOPLE MUMMIFIED ?

• 70 days were required to prepare a mummy
• 4 organs were removed during mummification (lungs, liver, stomach, intestines
• The cutter cut the body on the left side of the abdomen to remove the organs
• The embalmer inserted natron packets throughout the body
• The natron packets were left in the body for 35 days

Some Cool Facts about mummies

SOME COOL FACTS ABOUT MUMMIES

• 6 chariots were entombed with king tut
• 1 mummy has been issues his own passport
• Ancient egyptians started making mummies around 3400 b.c
• Mummies were not always wrapped up in the same position
• Most royal males were positioned with their arms crossed over their chest

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIES