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thec utmadei nthehigh coll
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t
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we entheaf t
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eyes
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om thesunandkeepinsect
saway.

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softhehighpri
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pl
acedi nhi
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is
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oret hehi ghpries
tcanbe Bronzehook
mummi fie d, hi
slungs,s
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sbrainis
i
ntest
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vermus tberemove
d. removedthrought henosewi t
h
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ear es t
oredincanopicj
arsand thehelpofthishookedprobe ,
pl
acedint hetombs ohewi l
lbe usedtobreakupt hebrain.The
whol
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dbr ai
n-mat te
rc an
thendrai
noutoft henos tri
l
s.

Unguentv as e
Onc etheor gansar eremov ed,t
he
highpriest
’sbodyi scovere
di na
saltcal
lednat ronandl efttodry
out.Thent hebodyi sri
nsedandoil
s
andungue nt s(ointme nt
s)appli
ed
topre s
ervet heskin. Mummywr appings
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almetresofl
inenarerequi
redto
wrapthehighpri
est’
sbody.Speci
al
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aye r
sandspell
sarerec
ite
dast he
Asthehi ghpri
estiswrappe d, l
ayersofbandagesareadded.
thebandage sarecoatedi n
l
iquidresin.
Thisensur
e sthe
EyeofHor usamul et
wrappingsstayinplac
e ,and
Amul etsareplaced
als
ohe lpspres
ervethebody .
withinthemummy ’s
bandage stopr ot
ec tthe
highpr i
estinthe
afterl
ife.
ThegodHor us
Amul etofDuamut ef
l
os tandt henregained
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spos ses
smagi c
alpowers
hislefteyeinabat tle
,
toprote c
tthehighprie
stonhis
sot hi
samul et
j
ourne ytothene x
twor l
d,andin
representsres
tored
theafte r
li
fe.
Duamut ef,
oneofthe
whol eness.
foursonsofHor us
,protec
tshis
stomac h.

Wingeds carab Heartscarab

Thes carabbe et
lei
sapowe r
ful Beforethehi
ghpr i
estcane ntert
he
amul et,
thes ymbolforrebi
rt
h aft
e r
li
fe,t
hegodswe ighhishe ar
tto
aft
e rdeath.Itrepr
esentsthesun seehowmanygoodde edshehas
godKhe pri,whopushe sthesun done.Toe ns
urehepas sesthetest,
acr
os sthes k
yjustasthebe etl
e thi
samul eti
splace
dabov ehisheart
pushesitsballofdung. andinscri
bedwithas pel
l.

I
mage
s Nat
ional
Mus
eumsSc
otl
andandRi
j
ksmus
eum v
anOudhe
den(
Lei
den,
theNe
the
rlands
) www.
nms
.ac
.uk
/thr
eepy
rami
ds