In ancient Egypt, it was the center of a large compound where people were embalmed and mummified after their deaths. What was the method of making mummy in the old days and how long did this process take? Let's talk about it.
It was started in such a way that when a person died, after the completion of the customary rites of death in the house, his body was brought to the main temple and handed over to the high priest who gave it to him. Laying on the platform, he began the process of embalming.
Because they believed that these dead people would be resurrected, all parts of their bodies were removed and saved. First, a hole was drilled in the left side of the dead person to remove relatively soft perishable substances from the body, such as the stomach, intestines, liver, heart, and lungs, then through a special device, through the nose, to the brain. Used to pull out To them it was an unnecessary thing, which did not need to be embodied. So they would waste it.
The heart, however, was left in its place because it was considered the source of intellect and wisdom. During this time, the priests who dissected the corpses wore masks on their faces with various animal figures so that the gods protecting the dead would not recognize them, and their actions would be a disaster for them later on. Don't become a message.
The high priest, standing near the platform, recited mantras aloud and constantly threw small pebbles at the tearing priests to give the gods an impression of their hatred of those who desecrated the corpse. It was part of their ritual or belief.
They would then wash the internal parts of the body with a special type of salt and spices, and then place them in a safe place to dry. Then the process of embalming began.
Priests would wash the body thoroughly with a special salt water. They also used alcohol, which acted as an antibiotic. They then used some other chemical ingredients to dry the body in an adjoining room for forty days.
When the corpse was well dried, it would shrink and wrinkles would appear on its body, which were massaged with various oils continuously for several days to soften it, which would rejuvenate the body. It would soften and the wrinkles would disappear.
They would then fill the stomach and other empty spaces with soaked wood shavings, grass clippings and cloth clippings to make them look raised and natural.
In the final stage, cotton bandages dipped in wax and oil were tied to it. After wrapping some layers of strips, small wooden plaques inscribed with the name of the deceased and his place in the tribe or society were placed in them.
In addition, according to the financial status of the deceased, gold ornaments, precious stones or diamond jewelery were also kept in these belts.
In addition, the name of the deceased was once again written on the end of the strips and some glue-like spice was added on them. Now it is as if the process of embalming has been completed.
At the same time, when the ingredients extracted from the body dried, they were also embedded in a special way and placed in earthenware jars. These were four jars whose lids resembled various shapes and animal faces.
They resembled their four main deities. According to their beliefs, they were responsible for protecting these components. The lid of a jar was made in the form of a fox, an eagle, a baboon, a monkey and a human, and each jar was used to embed a specific part of the body.
For example, a jar with a fox cap was reserved for the stomach and an eagle jar for the intestinal tract.
Similarly, the deceased's lungs were kept in a jar with a monkey lid and a jar with a human face was reserved for his liver. The jars were then sealed with a special type of oil and some other chemical ingredients, sealed with a lid and sealed permanently.
Then, probably as a result of some research, they discovered the secret that these organs do not need to be taken out of the body and embalmed, so now they leave them inside the body. However, according to their religious traditions and beliefs, the four empty jars were placed beside the mummy.
For the pharaohs and the wealthy, regular stone coffins were made in which the embalmed corpse was enclosed in more than one metal, silver or gold coffin and placed in a cupped coffin and covered with a stone lid. ۔ Which was placed in his pre-prepared tomb and the four jars were placed at the head of the coffin in a special order. The tomb was then sealed off forever with heavy stone pillars.
The embalmed body was placed in a large dove-like box made in the walls of the hall, with four jars attached to it, and this small tomb-like box was closed with stone pillars. In a way, it was their general cemetery. That is why thousands of ordinary mummies were recovered from such mass burials during excavations.
