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The mummifed corpse of an Ancient Egyptian royal or noble would usually be placed inside a sarcophagus, along with several other smaller coffins which protect the mummy.

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Why did Egyptians use sarcophagus?

so they can put the body in it


What did the Egyptians put the pharaohs bodies?

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Why did they put pharaohs into tombs?

Egyptians put pharaohs in tombs for the purpose of sending them into the afterlife with a lot of their property.


Where do egyptians put the mummies?

Depending on wealth, a series of coffins, then a sarcophagus, then a tomb.


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Why did ancient Egyptians put clothes in their sarcophagus?

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What is the name of what you put a mummy in?

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