Mummification Essay

In fact, they were not even the first. Some 2,000 years prior to the beginning of Egyptian mummification, the Chinchorro people of South America were elaborately preserving the bodies of their deceased (Chatterjee et. al.). However, the South American process was different than of the Egyptian. While the Egyptians used one method, the Chinchorro people

the jars were still used to store the viscera during mummification for dead men with wish of revival after deaths. Ancient Egyptians from the Old Kingdom through New Kingdom and later on Late Period or Ptolemaic Period used the mummification based on the idea that the dead ones souls wandered and were unable to return to their bodies. Therefore they preserved the physical bodies that were paramount. Egyptians used special jars during mummification process with beliefs related to afterlife and safeguard

of how these aspects came into being and what make it unique to their culture. Even though every culture has a writing system, hieroglyphs are so different than any other system. Another thing that is interesting about Egypt is that they have a mummification god, Anubis, and a god of death, Osiris (or you could say of the underworld). They have Pharaohs, who plan their own “place of burial” which is a pyramid. Overall, Egypt is a very unique place and makes an amazing travel destination to see the

Ancient Egypt revolved around the belief that one was reborn after death and would be guaranteed eternal life if the body was preserved and buried properly. Tutankhamun became a pharaoh of Egypt at the age of nine during the 18th Dynasty. His rain lasted approximately 10 years when he died unexpectedly and consequently his tomb and burial was rushed leaving him with a much smaller and less impressive tomb that was common for 18th dynasty tombs. Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered still sealed by British

manner of death. The manner of death can be homicide, suicide, accidental, or from natural causes. Forensic pathologist has to give an account for ‘normal’ postmortem changes, such as Rigor mortis, Liver mortis, desiccation, and putrefaction and mummification. When Rigor mortis occur, the body’s muscles decompose and become extremely rigid. When the blood of a corpses settle in an area it causes Livor

similar and different compared to other mummies. Unlike some other mummies, bog mummies are a form of spontaneous mummification (“Mummification Around the World”). This means that the body’s preservation was a result of natural causes. On the other hand, all mummies are similar because they are all deceased humans or animals. Egyptian mummies for example, are a form of anthropic mummification or man-made. To finalize, bog mummies differ, but at the same time, are similar to mummies around the

its empire (Rosalie 104). The Mummy Case of Paankhenamun was composed of a substance known as cartonnage, which was usually made out of linen or papyrus strips bound together with a sticky substance in order to form a flexible shell. After mummification, the wrapped body was placed in the coffin-case through the back, which was then laced up and a footboard was added for support. Only then the case was ready to be painted. Such cartonnage cases as the case of Paankhenamun were normally placed

Anubis was also the protector of tombs and was responsible for protecting the dead. Lots of prayers for Anubis were carved into the tombs of the dead. He held this role until Osiris gained popularity and took over. Anubis became the god of mummification because Osiris’s brother (Seth) killed Osiris by luring him into a fancy coffin. He sealed it shut and pushed it into the Nile. Osiris’s wife, and also sister, (Isis) found Osiris’s body on a coastline but Seth had also chopped his body up. Seth

Masks of deceased persons are part of traditions in many countries. The most important process of the funeral ceremony in ancient Egypt was the mummification of the body, which, after prayers and consecration, was put into a sarcophagus enameled and decorated with gold and gems. A special element of the rite was a sculpted mask, put on the face of the deceased. This mask was believed to strengthen the spirit of the mummy and guard the soul from evil spirits on its way to the afterworld. The best

force or spirit called the ka, which lived on after the death of the body. But the ka required a body to inhabit, which was a carved statue of the deceased or the actual corpse preserved by mummification. Mummification was developed to make sure the ka gets a body to live after death. To process the mummification,