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Mummies

A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death. Their organs (apart from the heart) are removed and placed in canopic jars. The bodies then go through a 70-day process before being wrapped in linen bandages.

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What were Egyptian mummifiers called?

They dont have a name just mummifiers

Why was the god osiris sometimes painted on cloth and wrapped around the mummy?

The God Osiris stood for rebirth, (hence his green skin) so they often painted his portrait on cloth and covered the body to wish them safe passage to the afterlife.

What is the significance of a mummy?

Egyptians believed in order to ascend to the after life they had to maintain the physical manner of the corpse so that their soul would recognize the body, inhabit and live out their afterlife with their bodies and belongings so it was basically a way of ensuring the individual made it to the after life almost like an afterlife I.D.

How do you make a mummy?

first get a doll of some kind then mix flour water and dirt then stir it up cut a shirt up in strips dip it in the water and wrap

Where did most Ancient Egyptians live?

The Nile River flows north 4,145 miles , or 6,671 kilometer , from the mountains of central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. The last 600 miles , or 960 kilometers , is in Egypt Egypt. There , the river cuts a narrow, green valley through the desert. Shortly before the Nile reaches the sea, it branches to form a fan -shaped area of fertile land called a delta . Most ancient Egyptians lived in this area . For a long time , they were protected from foreign invasions by he desert , the sea , and waterfalls called cataracts (kat' uh rakts).

Is it true that mummies get spices put inside of them?

yes mummies are full of spices when they have been mumified

When did mummification start and end?

Egyptians started mummification in early 500 B.C. But, it is still used in most of the world.

Why were chairs placed in a mummy's tomb?

All of a deceased Egyptians belongings, from throughout their life, were placed in their tomb for use in the After life. Pharaohs, Royals, Nobles and those of means could afford larger tombs and had more to inter with the mummy.

Has your mummy got bussums?

My mummy's got big bussums they wave in the air

How did isis die?

She was ressurected,Like jesus. J+isis= jesus.

Not saying they are the same Ppl even though

jesus is said to be any and everything but

yeah she died the same way he did...

In Ancient Times what went on No!

person now fully understands everything

they did and how they choose to live back

then,but Nobody can say Isis is a lie,nor

can they say she was here simply becasue

nobody thats reading this was born then.

Is the technology we have now able

to have made up the whole existance

of it ever being a such thing as Isis,yes

that's a fact,It can be proven. But saying

she never was here in the first place just

for the sake of saying it is wrong and not accurate.

if we can believe in god And never seen him then we can believe

in isis,At least we have some proof she WAS in FACT here...

In Egyptian mythology where the afterlife weighed on the pureness of there heart?

The weighing of the heart was when someone would go into the after life and there heart would be weighed on the scales of truth if the heart weighed more than the feather of truth the person was not allowed in to the afterlife and there heart was tossed away!! if the heart weighed more than the feather it meant that the person was bad and not worthy enough for the afterlife .True stuff!!!!!!!

What are the effect of widened mediastinum on the body?

A widened mediastinum measures greater than 6 cm on an upright chest x-ray. Widened mediastinum can be indicative of an aortic aneurysm, esophageal rupture, cardiac tamponade or a pericardial effusion.

How many cat mummies are there in Egypt?

there are more then 10 million cat mummys in Egypt

What is the first step of mummification?

The removal of the internal organs.

-Dumb Guy

Actually the first step is to wash the body with palm wine.

-SmurfX3

Where did the mummification take place?

Mummification is the process that was used on all Egyptian Pharaohs, as well as some other Egyptians who were wealthy. It was done in the tombs.

Different head dressing on mummies?

yes it is mostly green wich is the tradisonal color of Osiris's face

In mummification what was included in a mummy's sarcophagus and why?

Inside of the sarcophagus is the mummy as well as the organs from the body. Depending on the time, the organs were either dried, wrapped and placed in decorative vases or they were dried, wrapped and returned to the body. The sarcophagus itself was decorated with the story of the persons life or a story about the gods.

What Bandages were used in 1940?

They used curity economy triangular bandages made by the division of the Kendell Co. They used many other bandages but they were all different shapes and sizes of the triangular bandages and were made by the same company.