Daily Life – Burial Practices
Zack Woodcock
Embalming
After they were removed organs were put in jars called canopic jars made of lime stone.
In the process of embalming first the priest would Remove the organs
Next they would remove the person’s brain through their nose. Then the body is placed in a coffin covered in natron for 40 days
Next to clean the body the priest has to wash, oil, and wrap the body in several hundred yards of fabric.
Finally the body is covered in Momia and put into a coffin
Wealthy vs poor
People who could afford one just had a simple funeral and were buried in a wooden coffin.
When a pharaoh died very special treatment was used. There were entire boats built to carry the pharaohs to help protect the body.
Grave Robbers
Sometimes thieves would break into tombs to steal all the riches that pharaohs were buried with.
Egyptians sometimes buried pharaohs in secret locations to prevent their graves from being broken into.
Although hundreds have been found some Pharaohs tombs still haven’t been found.
Rituals
The heart is the only organ left in the dead people. When burying someone the priest wears the mask of the jackal headed god Anubis.
The dead were buried with items they could use in the afterlife like food drink and even everyday items like games or mirrors
Citations:
(image). http://www.crystalinks.com/canopic2.gif. 9/16/15.Web
(image). http://www.crystalinks.com/mummy_egypt300.jpg. 9/15/15.Web
PBS.Website.MissingTombsofthepharaohs.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/missing-tombs-pharaohs.html.9/16/15.Web