![]() ![]() The embalmers inserted a special hooked rod through the nostrils directly to the skull, thus, breaking the brain apart to make it drain out. Hence, it was discarded in a very unhealthy and thoughtless manner. In ancient days, the brain was not considered a useful organ as its functions were unknown to most people. Step 3: Discarding the Brain from the Dead Body The embalmers then thoroughly washed the body in good-smelling palm wine and rinsed it with water from the river Nile. So, it was brought carefully into a tent known as ‘ibu’. This entire ritual was essential to the Egyptians as they believed that once the soul left the body upon death, to attain eternity, it was important to unite the body and the soul after the burial.ĭuring the embalming stage, the Egyptians believed that the body needed to be purified. The family of the dead made arrangements to mourn for the ceremony and preparation of the body. When someone from the family died, a messenger was sent out to inform the crowd of the death. Here is a step-wise detailed description of mummification and how are mummies preserved: The entire mummification technique in ancient Egypt underwent a gruesome and lengthy process. Though the process of mummification was widely practised among various societies and cultures, the most commonly known as the Egyptian society, followed by the Chinese, the Guanches, and a few more ancient societies. It was the practice of securing the soul of an individual upon death in the existential belief of the afterlife. In ancient times, mummification was an omnipresent and honoured tradition, inculcated with profound religious effectiveness and mostly performed by trained professionals. Mummification is called the process of embalming or continuous drying of the dead body to preserve it after death. Although the Pharaohs and other rich influential people of Egyptian society elaborately performed this practice, it built the foundation of Egyptian religion. Thus, Egyptians preserved the human body after death to keep the soul safe through the process of mummification. On the other hand, ‘ba’, resembling a set of spiritual aspects unique to an individual, would remain attached to a body even after death and return every night to attain new life. Upon death, ‘ka,’ that was still consuming the individual's spiritual essence would require food offerings. It also has a human-headed bird expressing the mobility of the soul after death, known as ‘ba’. Over millions of years ago, the ancient Egyptians considered that every living being possessed a vital force or spirit, known as ‘ka’ that parted from the living body after death. Read through this article to know more about mummies and how were mummies made in detail.Įgyptian mummies were created following certain spiritual beliefs. In ancient times, preserving the dead bodies of humans and animals was widely spread among various societies, commonly known as mummification. The word ‘mummy’ is derived from the Arabic word ‘mummiya’ meaning bitumen or tar. While those deliberately created by human beings mostly for religious and spiritual reasons using various chemical compositions come under the anthropogenic category. Mummies formed due to random exposure to very cold, humid weather conditions, in the absence of air, fall under the spontaneous category. It can be classified into two categories, spontaneous and anthropogenic. ![]() A mummy is a dead human body and, in some cases dead animal body that has either accidentally dried and decayed due to extreme weather conditions or intentionally preserved through chemical exposure. ![]()
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