Why was mummification important to ancient egytians?

Answer 1

Because of Isis. When Seth murdered his brother Osiris, he cut his body into pieces before he hid them in 14 different locations. Isis found the body parts and put them together to make the first mummy. She protected it with amulets and spells.

Answer 2

Well,it was important because,the mummies had to last for a 1,000 years so they dried the body in salt and one of the mummifiers wore a mask that looked like Anubis' head, one of the Egyptian gods.

Answer 3

The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death so the needed their bodies to be preserved until they supposedly came back to life.

Answer 4

Mummification was important to the Ancient Egyptians because once the mummies were finished with their 3,000 years of the afterlife, the soul can find the body and come back to it.

Answer 5

The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, so they preserved the body so that its soul could return to it and come back to life.