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It is thought that the Egyptians left the heart in the body because they believed it was where the soul sat. It also needed to be weighed on the journey to the afterlife.
it wasn't removed because the Egyptians believed that they would need their heart in the after life
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∙ 14y agoEgyptians left the hearts in mummies because they believed that they would need it in order to enter the afterlife. They also believed that the heart did all your thinking for you, not the brain, and so then they would take the brain out, and I don't think you want to know how they did that, it's pretty disgusting. According to mythology, one of the Egyptian gods would weigh a feather and the mummy's heart on a scale. If the scale was perfectly balanced, the heart was pure and could move on to the afterlife. That is why Egyptians left the hearts in mummies.
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∙ 13y agoEgyptians believed that there is a afterlife they left the heart in the people or animals because they believe that is how they control themselves in the afterlife.
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∙ 13y agothey removed the heart and dried the body after it was dried they put the heart back into the dried out body to preserve it for 1000's of years.
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The heart was not taken out because they believed it was where the soul sat. Besides that, it also needed to be weighed on the journey to the afterlife
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What did the Ancient Egyptians put in the mummy's coffin?
The Mummy.
What is an Ancient Egyptian mummy case?
The mummy case was regarded by the Ancient Egyptians as an alternative body for the soul.
Use mummy in a sentence?
Okay, 'The ancient Egyptians used the mummification process to create a mummy."
How do egyptians rap mummies?
they wrapped the mummy in some sort of linen cloth
What are synonyms of mummy?
Synonyms for "Mummy" meaning mother include"mamamamammamammymommommamommymumThere are no synonyms for "mummy" meaning the body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians.
Why did the ancient egyptians think that the brain for a mummy has no use?
Because the soul resided in the heart.
What did the Ancient Egyptians put in the mummy's coffin?
The Mummy.
What are some mummy facts?
the ancient Egyptians thought THAT THE HEART WAS THE CENTRE OF INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTION SO THEY TOOK OUT THE BRAIN BEFORE THEY WRAPPED THE MUMMY
Were Ancient Egyptians successful mummy-makers?
no.
What did ancient Egyptians do to fill in the mummy?
sawdust
What is an Ancient Egyptian mummy case?
The mummy case was regarded by the Ancient Egyptians as an alternative body for the soul.
Use mummy in a sentence?
Okay, 'The ancient Egyptians used the mummification process to create a mummy."
What was the purpose of a mummy for ancient Egyptian?
the Egyptians believed the soul left the mummy,but returned to it for food offerings.Later, the Egyptians began to preserve the bodies artificially.
What did ancient Egyptians use to plug the eye sockets of a mummy?
linen linen
What were mummy fingernails and toenails covered with?
Mummy fingernails and toenails were often covered with a reddish-orange cosmetic substance called henna. This practice was common in ancient Egypt and served both cosmetic and symbolic purposes in the mummification process.
How do egyptians rap mummies?
they wrapped the mummy in some sort of linen cloth
Why did the ancient Egyptians put amulets and models of gods in the bandage of the mummy?
i think to help in the afterlife.
