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the priests are responsible for embalming a mummy

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An embalmer is someone who has been trained in the art and science of embalming and may not have any contact with the family, although many people fill both roles

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What was the role of the scribe in the embalming process?

The scribe did the rituals while the embalmers made the mummy.


What was hidden under the bandages of a mummy?

The body of the deceased minus a few body parts that were removed during the embalming process.


What did embalmers do?

Embalmers were mostly found in ancient Egypt. They specialized in preserving the bodies of the dead pharaohs and great leaders of Egypt. It is because of their skill in embalming that there are evidences of mummy's today.


What is a priests part in embalming a body?

they preserved their bodies form decaying through embalming


How many mummy are there?

In the Brendan Fraser series, there are three movies: The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008 - with Maria Bello instead of Rachel Weisz).Other Mummy moviesIn addition to the following, there are other silent shorts from the early 20th century that have 'mummy' in the title. But plots are not readily available so some of these might mean 'mother'."The Mummy of the King Rameses" (1909)"The Mummy" (1911)"The Mummy" (1912)"The Mummy" (1932)"We Want Our Mummy" (1939)"The Mummy's Hand" (1940)"The Mummy's Tomb" (1942)"The Mummy Strikes" (1943)"The Mummy's Curse" (1944)"The Mummy's Ghost" (1944)"Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (1955)"Pharaoh's Curse" (1957)"The Aztec Mummy" (1957)"The Curse of the Aztec Mummy" (1957)"The Aztec Mummy Against the Humanoid Robot" (1958)"The Mummy" (1959)"I was a Teenage Mummy" (1962)"The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" (1964)"Attack of the Mayan Mummy" (1964)"Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy" (1964)"The Mummy's Shroud" (1967)"The Mummy and the curse of the Jackals" (1969)"Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy" (1971)"Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" (1971)"The Mummy's Revenge" (1973)"Love Brides of the Blood Mummy" (1973)"The Awakening" (1980)"Dawn of the Mummy" (1981)"Time Walker" (1982)"The Secret of the Mummy" (1983)"The Tomb" (1986)"I was a Teenage Mummy" (1992)"The Mummy Lives" (1993)"Tale of the Mummy" (1998)"Legend of the Mummy" (1998)"The Mummy" (1999)"Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy" (1999)"The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy'" (1999)"The Mummy Returns" (2001)"The Mummy, Aged 19" (2002)"Mummy Raider" (2002)"BubbaHo-Tep" (2002)"The Mummy's Kiss" (2003)"Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy?" (2005)"The Kung Fu Mummy" (2005)"Night of Anubis" (2005)"Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy" (2007)"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (2008)"My Mummy" (2008)

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Another term for mummy making is what?

Embalming


What was the role of the scribe in the embalming process?

The scribe did the rituals while the embalmers made the mummy.


What does mummy stand for?

There is no acronym for the letters MUMMY.The word "mummy" for an embalmed corpse comes from the Latin mumia, a form of the Arabic word mumiya meaning an embalmed corpse or the embalming material (bitumen)."Mummification" means to preserve by removing bodily fluids, a form of embalming.


What tools are used for mummifacation?

to make a pharaoh into a mummy by first embalming the mummy and then wrapping the mummy in linen and putting over the body salt and other ingredients and putting the body in a coffin made of gold and painted very beautifully.


What was hidden under the bandages of a mummy?

The body of the deceased minus a few body parts that were removed during the embalming process.


What does embalming mean?

It means to preserve a dead body! Next time go look it up!


What are Anubis responsible?

Anubis was in ancient Egypt the god responsible for embalming (mummification) and the guide and protector of the dead in the underworld (Duat).


What are the steps of wraping a mummy?

First, the organs are removed and put into jars. Then, they are filled with embalming fluid. Lastly, they are wrapped tightly with many layers of cloth.


What did embalmers do?

Embalmers were mostly found in ancient Egypt. They specialized in preserving the bodies of the dead pharaohs and great leaders of Egypt. It is because of their skill in embalming that there are evidences of mummy's today.


What does mummy mean in ancient Egypt?

The word "mummy" doesn't come from Ancient Egypt. The English word mummy is derived from medieval Latin word "mumia", a borrowing of the medieval Arabic word mūmiya (مومياء) and from a Persian word mūm (which means "wax") which meant an embalmed corpse, and as well as the embalming substance.


Why was the embalming important to Egyptian?

Egyptians believed that a body had to be prepared for the afterlife before it could be barried. Embalming was a complex process that took several weeks. When finished, embalmers wrapped the body within linen cloths and bandages.The mummy was then placed in a coffin.


Why was it important to embalm the dead in Egypt?

The the sand in Egypt would suck out the moisture in the deseased. This would cause the mummy to rot away. The whole idea of embalming was to protect the deseased form the sand and from drying out.