If the dead person passed the test, he or she would live forever.įly away: Each person after death had a "ka" and a "ba." The ka is a life force that stays in the tomb. Anubis is the god with the head of a jackal. Egyptians believed the heart was weighed against the "Feather of Truth" before the gods Osiris, Thoth and Anubis. Jewelry and good luck charms, called amulets, would be tucked into the wrappings.īefore the dead person could go on to the afterlife, he or she had to be judged by the gods.
At the end of about 70 days, the mummy was tucked into its wooden coffin. There was a strict order to follow with the cloth. (That's almost a dozen football fields laid end to end). It would be wrapped in cloth strips, sometimes as much as 1,200 yards. Wrapping: At least 15 days were spent wrapping the mummy. The body was then washed and stuffed, and beeswax put on the cuts to close them. Only the heart was left inside because Egyptians believed it held a person's knowledge.īathing: The body was packed in a chemical like salt, called natron, for 40 days until it turned dark and leathery. The workers removed the brain by pulling it through the nose with a hook. Storing: They organs were dried and placed in containers called canopic jars.
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