Contents

Secrets of the Egyptian

sands
The art of writing
Tomb treasures
Life after death
Review

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Life after death

The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit needed the body
to live in the afterlife. Some tomb paintings show the
preparation of mummies.

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Special priests did the embalming.
One wore the jackal mask of Anubis, so
Anubis could oversee the procedure.
First, a cut was made on the left side.

Next, the lungs, liver, stomach and

intestines were taken out.
They were dried with a special salt,
and then put into canopic jars.

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How well do you think mummification worked?
Here is a photograph of an ancient Egyptian mummy. Press
on the red box if you want to see it
Show me the mummy!

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Once the body had been mummified, it was ready to be buried.
If the body was of a pharaoh or queen,
they would be buried in the burial
chamber of a pyramid or in the Valley of
the Kings.
What about other people?
You could do your own research into
different burial sites in Egypt.
Can you find any information about the
tombs of the rich and the poor?
You could start by investigating the
places shown on the map.
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