Today, we learned a little more about mummification using Evan-Moor's History pockets "Where's my mummy?" There are 3 layers to this project. First, you wrap your mummy in gauze and then decorate the outer 2 layers of the sarcophagi. Just in case you do not know what a sarcophagi is, it is the plural word for sarcophagus. Here is the New World Encyclopedia's definition of sarcophagus: A sarcophagus (plural:sarcophagi) is an above ground stone container for a coffin or dead body that often is decorated with art, inscriptions, and carvings.
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| This is A9's outer layer. |
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| A9's second layer. |
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| C11's outer layer. |
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| C11's second layer. |
A few factoids about the mummification process from the Evan-Moor Ancient Egypt History pocket.
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| This is the information sheet that we read. |
*the process took 70 days
*the ceremony was conducted by 4 priests
*the inner organs were removed first
*the brain was removed through the nose and thrown away
*the liver, stomach, lungs, and intestines were removed through an incision made on the left side
*the heart was left in the body
*the organs were placed in canopic jars
*the body was washed with oils and spices
*linen and natron (sodium carbonate or salt) were packed into the body
*the body was then covered with natron and placed on a tilted slab
*the body dried for 40 days
*the old packing was removed and replaced and the incision sewed up
*the body was then rubbed with oils and resins
*the nostrils were plugged with wax
*make up was applied
*the first strips of cloth were wound around the body
*the process took about 15 days
*the body was decorated with jewelry
*good-luck charms were tucked into the 20 or so layers of linen strips
*the cloth-wrapped face was covered with a mask
*finally, the mummy was placed in one or more of the coffins and was ready for the funeral procession to its final resting place
Well, there you have it!
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