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What was the canopic jar?

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Litter

A litter is a "bed" type of thing invented for carrying dead people from their house to the embalmers workshop. Where the embalmer would do his work with him or her. Then it would be used once again for transporting the body again

Embalmer

An embalmer is a person who removes the dead persons internal organs. Then they are stored in canopic jars so they can be buried with the body to go to the after life.

Canopic jars

Canopic jars are jars used to- store organs taken from a dead person or animal. Next it is taken for the processions of mummification. Later after mummification they are buried with the mummy.

Natron

Came from the lybian desert it was known to be a great drying material the Egyptians believed that tit had great cleansing and purification powers as well.

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