10. Timelines Funery chapters appeared in tombs. 1600 BC Spells became standard text for the elite during 18 th Dynasty. 1500 BC Book papyri of New Kingdom and Ramesside periods. 1300 BC
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Hinweis der Redaktion
The Ancient Egyptians had a set of burial customs they believed were necessary to live on after death in the Afterlife. How was a person prepared for the Afterlife? Preparation First we take the body is taken to an âIbuâ where the embalmers wash his body with good smelling palm wine then rinse it with water from the Nile. Next we make a cut in the left side of the body and take out the internal organs. We need to do this as they will rot if left in. Next we dry out the organs in a salt called Natron and place them in Canopic Jars. Hapy the Baboon headed god protects the lungs. Duamutef the Jackel headed god protects the stomach. Qebehsenuef the Falcon headed god protects the intestines. Imsety the human headed god protects the liver.
To remove the brain a long hook is pushed up the nose you stir it around to smash it up and then you pull it out. The heart is not taken out as they believed your intelligence came from your heart not your brain. The body is now covered and stuffed with Natron to dry it out. All of the fluids and rags from the embalming process will be saved and buried with the body. After 40 days we wash the body again with water from the Nile. The body is then covered in oils to keep the skin soft. The body is next stuffed with sawdust, leaves and linen so that it looks lifelike. Finally good smelling oils are rubbed in and the body is now ready for wrapping in linen. Wrapping. We next wrap the head and neck in fine linen, each finger and toe is wrapped separately. Next we wrap each arm and leg separately. Amulets or charms are placed between the layers of linen to protect him on his way to the Afterlife. An Isis knot to protect the body, the Ankh, the heart amulet and the Plummet to keep him balanced in the Afterlife. A priest reads out spells while the body is being wrapped to ward off spirits and help him on his journey. The embalmers tie the arms and legs together and a papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead is placed in the wrapped hands. More linen is wrapped around the body and each layer is painted with liquid resin to help glue the linen together. Next a cloth is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god Osiris is painted on it. Finally a large cloth is wrapped around the body and tied with bandages that run from top to bottom and around the middle of the mummy.
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