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Mummification Questionnaire

                    Read the information and complete the gaps neatly on this sheet.

Part 1 : Embalming

First the body is taken to the tent known as ____________________ or the place of ___________________  . The body is then washed  by the ____________________ with wine and  rinsed with  _________________________ from the Nile.

The embalmer  makes a cut in the  _____________________________  side of the body and takes out many of the internal ____________________________ . The ____________________________ is not  removed  because the dead person will need it in the next life.

The___________________ is pulled through the nose using a long hook. The body is then stuffed with __________________ to dry it out.  It is left for forty days and then washed again. After it is covered with  ______________________ to keep  the skin elastic.   The dried or ____________________ internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body. It is then stuffed with __________________________ sawdust and linen. The body is covered again with oils.

Internal organs were placed in ____________________ jars but as time went on the organs were put back inside the body. However, the jars were still placed in the tomb as a symbol of protection over the body.

  • Imsety looks after the____________________________________
  • Hapy looks after the ____________________________________
  • Duamutef looks after the  _________________________________
  • Qebehsenuef looks after the _______________________________


Draw a picture of two of the jars

















Part 2 : Wrapping

The head and neck are first wrapped with linen. Fingers and toes are individually wrapped. ______________________ are placed between the  layers to protect the body in its journey through the _______________________ .

                                     Draw the Isis Knot amulet. What does it do?



                                   







                                    Draw the Plummet amulet. What does it do?















Then the priest says some _________________________ to keep away evil spirits and to help the dead person on the journey to the next life. The arms and legs are tied together and a papyrus scroll with spells on it  from the ______________________________ is placed between the wrapped hands.

Liquid resin is used to glue the bandages together. Cloth is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god_______________________________ is painted on its surface.A large cloth is wrapped around the mummy and then it is placed first in one coffin and then in a second coffin .

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