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To preserve the body for the afterlife
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Was king narmer the first one to be mummified?
No, Osiris the God of the Underworld, was the first king to be mummified. He was a king and then became a god after being mummified
Who was mummified in the ancient Egyptian society?
Everyone in ancient Egypt was allowed to get mummified, but the tomb and process was very expensive and out of reach of most Egyptians, so they were were buried in the desert which naturally mummified them
What objects were mummified along with the pharaohs?
In ancient Egypt the Pharoahs were mummified, but along witrh them also his favourite slave was mummified, this ws done so the slave would serve him in the next world
What did priests wear in Ancient Egypt when they mummified people?
They wore an Anubis face mask when they mummified people and animals.
Who else other than the Egyptians mummified people?
Greeks and Romans who resided in Egypt were also mummified
What is the weight of the average mummified corpse?
you would probebly weigh about twice your weight because if the mummies from Egypt got mummified then yes they would be about half of your weight. :-]
What is a sentence for mummified?
We have found a mummified body in the desert.Because he was mummified, he was also rather well preserved.
What types of animals were also mummified?
The people that were mummified had their pets mummified, also.
What rhymes with mummified?
Terrified rhymes with mummified
Who took the brain out in the mummification process?
One of the preparers stuck a stick up the corpses nose swirrled it around and scraped the liqufied brains out. Then they covered the corpse in salt for a few days, wrapped it in burial cloth and dug a hole to put the now mummified corpse into usually along with a deceased pet or something special they cherished in the burial mound with the mummy.
Were wild animals mummified in Egypt?
yes wild animals were mummified
How old was Cleopatra when she was mummified?
Cleopatra was 39yrs. and 10 months when she was mummified
How was a person mummified?
The ancient Egyptians kings when they passed away were mummified.
Was king narmer the first one to be mummified?
No, Osiris the God of the Underworld, was the first king to be mummified. He was a king and then became a god after being mummified
Why wasn't the heart removed from the corpse when the egyptians mummified bodies?
The heart actually was taken out. But then after it had been mummified it would be put back into place. The ancient Egyptians thought that the soul lived in the heart, so without it in place the soul was incomplete and therefore would not be able to move on to the afterlife.
Why wasn't a heart removed from a corpse?
The reason the heart wasn't removed from the corpse was because ancient Egyptians thought that the person would need the heart in the afterlife.
What do they do to the body when its mummified?
when bodies are mummified they get their lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines taken out.
