Mummies

Ancient Egyptians believed that to die was to begin a new life in another world. This afterlife would be almost identical to life on earth so the spirit would need a body. To preserve the bodies of the dead, Egyptians perfected an embalming process called mummification. The most elaborate form of mummification required about seventy days to prepare and preserve the body.

This picture shows the mummified body of a woman named Nes-mut-aat-neru wrapped in a linen shroud. Over it is a beaded net decorated with a scarab beetle whose outstretched wings protect the heart. The four blue and white images of gods below the scarab protect the other major internal organs: stomach, lungs, intestines, and liver.

PLAY:  MUMMY MATCH

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