The early Egyptian were very much concerned with the afterlife so they invented mummification in which ones body was preserved for the afterlife. They thought that the body should be in its original state and recognizable for one afterlife as they body should be possessed again by the soul of the departed. A proper procedure was introduce for preserving the bodies consisting of two steps embalming and wrapping.
In “Embalming” the body was washed with the water of the Nile and a good smelling wine in a specified tent called “ibu”. Afterwards the internal organ were removed because they were the first to decompose. The brain was pulled out by along hook inserted through the nose while liver, stomach, intestine, were removed by making a cut on
In “Embalming” the body was washed with the water of the Nile and a good smelling wine in a specified tent called “ibu”. Afterwards the internal organ were removed because they were the first to decompose. The brain was pulled out by along hook inserted through the nose while liver, stomach, intestine, were removed by making a cut on