Mummification
BeliefsThe Ancient Egyptians were Mummified to honour the wrapping that Goddess Isis undertook to mummify her husband, God Osiris.
In the Legend of Osiris, Act Six, the Goddess Isis, with the help of her brother God Anubis and her sister Goddess Nephthys, collect the pieces of Osiris’ scattered remains.
They bind the God Osiris with linen strips and then resurrect him using magic spells. For more details about the Legend of Osiris, click here.
Human Mummification
The Khat, or physical body, is taken to the Ibu, or place of purification
The Embalmers take over possession of the Khat
They work immediately to cease the decomposition of the Khat by extracting…..
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Art of the Mummies
Why: The Reasons why the Ancient Egyptians used Mummification
Who: The People who did the Embalming and the Deities that helped them
Where: Ibu, The Embalming Area
What: The Tools the Embalmers used
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Animal Mummification
An Egyptian’s Pet could join them in the Afterlife; or that the deceased Animal took on the form of the Deity it represented and could be used by the living or the deceased as an intermediary in their journey through life or…..
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