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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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Where can sarcophagus be bought?

Hehe

Well unfortunatley you can't buy sarcophaguses unless you own a museum XD

and still it would be quite hard

anyways ... there in no way to buy one

srry :(

What did they use to mummify body?

I actually can't hoped to use this site for reference but I can't. :(

How long can organs be preserved?

Once removed, kidneys from live donors and cadavers are placed on ice and flushed with a cold preservative solution. The kidney can be preserved in this solution for 24-48 hours until the transplant takes place.

What were mummies grounded into powder and used as?

In the 16th century, ground up mummies were used in European medicines. One french king took a mixture of ground mummy and powered rhubarb to cure his battle wounds. It made him very ill and he nearly died!

What was resin used for mummification?

Resin is a term applied to the sap of certain trees which hardens over time, many of which have strong and sweet aroma as well as gum-like properties. Examples are the sap of the balsam tree, which is referred to as frankincense, and the sap of the acacia - gum Arabic.

Was mummification expensive?

it wasn't expensive but it did take a while to get all the brains and stuff out and wrap the stuff around then bury it making sure its all tight and everything so in answer to ur question, no, then yes hope i helped!

Are there any theories about foul play about king tut's death?

Well, there is unknown man E. He was put in a coffin alive and died screaming. He had no markings of spells on his coffin and was not mummified properly with lots of organs still intact. However we will probably never know.

What were the gods name of each Canopic jar?

There were always four canopic jars in a tomb of a pharaoh. One had the god Hapy. He shares the facial features of a baboon and the lungs were placed in his canopic jar. The next is Qebehsenuef where the intestines were placed. The following is Duamutef, a jackel. The tummy was placed in this god's jar for prtection. The last of the four is Imesty, who is a human god, that the liver of the enbalmed person was placed in for protection. These gods are the sons of Horus, a falcon that was god of the sky.

Where did Amenhotep III live?

Egypt, He was the pharoah of the 15th dynasty,(:Egypt, He was the pharoah of the 15th dynasty,(:

Why were things buried with the mummy?

stuff was buried with the mummy because they believed in a afterlife. they believed that if you died you were reborn into a new life and they wanted the "mummy to have stuff to take with him/her so the put it in his/her tomb they said it would give the gold, riches, food, etc.

How many movies of the mummy are there?

There are 4

1. the mummy

2. the mummy returns

3. the mummy; scorpion king

4. the mummy; tomb of the dragon emperor

All movies on TopRater: toprater.com/en/movies/objects/2870871-the-mummy-returns-2001

How did Nephthys die?

Nephthys never died, she was however a goddess of the dead.

What tresures would be in a mummy's tomb?

there was gold and jewels for the king in his after life. they also buried his servants alive along with his pet is he had one. they put his organ in a conopic jar and hid it the only thing they left in him was his heart and lungs.

Why do people die then become a mummy?

They don't, well they do but not in that way.

A mummy is something that eygptian people do to their dead people.

This icludes taking out all of their organs except (I think it was the brain or the heart?) And then wrapping them up in bandages.

Which Egyptian pharaoh's were buried in pyramids?

King Tut was buried in a pyramid and other kings were too.Like king Khufu.

King Khufu but not Tut he was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings (KV62). Nearly every pharaoh in the old and middle kingdoms were buried in pyramids.

When was Egyptian Canopic jars discovered?

Canopic jars are jars for organs, so they were built all the way through the old kingdom -- they went out of use during the middle kingdom.

How was a crocodile treated in ancient Egypt?

a crocodile was treated badly in ancient Egypt they were killed

AnswerThey would also have been greatly feared and respected by the Egyptians. They were later worshipped in the Faiyum and even kept as sacred pets within the temples where they would have been fed meat and wine by the priests of Sobek.

Why did Ancient Egyptians plan for their burials?

Because they could would be my reckoning.I think they wanted there peoples to go to the "afterlife" so build big temples. Sorry for spelling i am German.

How many people were mummified?

Not that many people were mummified.It was ONLY the Kings and People Who Had Many Riches the rest of the people like peasants and servants were buried under the sand. They were bruuied with all there riches this sould last them in the afterlife

Why did they amulet inside the bandage?

The ancient Egyptians put amulets inside the bandages of mummies to protect them in the underworld and from the vicious creatures that live their

Were mummies buried alone?

It depended on the status of the deceased. They would generally be burried with their most prized possessions. If they were wealthy they could be burried with their slaves, wives/husbands, sometimes family members and pets.

What happens to the body after the internal organs had been removed in ancient Egypt?

they were removed quit tuff and they removed it becausethe do not want it to be dull they want it to be interesting.

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