A Step-by-Step Guide to Mummification
Introduction
The guide will be most useful to anyone wanting to invest their time into a career as an Anubis priest or an embalmer. It will also have a specific relevance to novice embalmers. This manual will goes through the guidelines and process that is involved with mummification. By familiarizing workers with this manual it allows for a higher level of precision and understanding when preparing our figures for dead.
Uniform
As a priest you are expected to wear a jackal head whilst performing these ceremonies. This action is done in respect to Anubis, the god of embalming. Anubis will be always watching, Just as he did with the embalming of Osiris after he was killed by Seth.
Embalming
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Then the fingers and toes are individually wrapped. The arms are legs are wrapped separately. Within the many layers of wrapping, the embalmers place amulets to protect the body throughout its journey through the underworld. While the mummy is being wrapped, A priest reads out spells to help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased accomplish his journey to the afterlife. The arms and legs are then tied together. A papyrus scroll containing spells from the Book of the Dead is placed in between the wrapped hands. More layers of linen strips are added. Inbetween the layers the linen is painted with liquid resin that helps keep the bandages together. A cloth is wrapped around the body and is then painted with a picture of the god Osiris. Lastly, A large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy and is then attached using strips of linen. A board of painted wood is placed on top of the mummy before it is put into a coffin. The first coffin is then put inside a second coffin.
Burial
A funeral is held for the deceased and his family mourns his death. A ritual entitled the ‘Opening of the Mouth’ is performed by a priest. This ritual allows for the deceased to eat and drink again. The body and its coffin are then placed inside a stone sarcophagus in the tomb. Valuable objects and various essential goods are arranged in the tomb. Within the tomb the deceased’s heart will be judged by his good deeds on
Introduction
The guide will be most useful to anyone wanting to invest their time into a career as an Anubis priest or an embalmer. It will also have a specific relevance to novice embalmers. This manual will goes through the guidelines and process that is involved with mummification. By familiarizing workers with this manual it allows for a higher level of precision and understanding when preparing our figures for dead.
Uniform
As a priest you are expected to wear a jackal head whilst performing these ceremonies. This action is done in respect to Anubis, the god of embalming. Anubis will be always watching, Just as he did with the embalming of Osiris after he was killed by Seth.
Embalming
First, you …show more content…
Then the fingers and toes are individually wrapped. The arms are legs are wrapped separately. Within the many layers of wrapping, the embalmers place amulets to protect the body throughout its journey through the underworld. While the mummy is being wrapped, A priest reads out spells to help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased accomplish his journey to the afterlife. The arms and legs are then tied together. A papyrus scroll containing spells from the Book of the Dead is placed in between the wrapped hands. More layers of linen strips are added. Inbetween the layers the linen is painted with liquid resin that helps keep the bandages together. A cloth is wrapped around the body and is then painted with a picture of the god Osiris. Lastly, A large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy and is then attached using strips of linen. A board of painted wood is placed on top of the mummy before it is put into a coffin. The first coffin is then put inside a second coffin.
Burial
A funeral is held for the deceased and his family mourns his death. A ritual entitled the ‘Opening of the Mouth’ is performed by a priest. This ritual allows for the deceased to eat and drink again. The body and its coffin are then placed inside a stone sarcophagus in the tomb. Valuable objects and various essential goods are arranged in the tomb. Within the tomb the deceased’s heart will be judged by his good deeds on