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Ancient Mummy Animals
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Ancient Mummy Animals
Just like humans,
animals were mummified too.
But the animal mummies
reveal many things about
Ancient Egyptians
- Egyptians used them as offerings to gods
Egyptians loved their pets and wanted to preserve them so that they might be together in the afterlife
The most common animals mummified were:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Monkeys
How did Ancient Egyptians
create animal mummies?
It took a very long time, from start to finish, it took about 70 days to embalm a body. The priest in charge would wear the mask of a jackal representing the god Anubis.
1. The body was washed and purified.
2. Organs were removed. Only the heart remained.
3. The body was filled with stuffing.
4. The body was dried by covering it with a substance called natron*. This substance absorbed all the moisture from the body.
5. After 40 - 50 days the stuffing was removed and replaced with linen or sawdust.
6. The body was wrapped in strands of linen and covered in a sheet called a shroud.
7. The body was placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus.
The mummy was now ready for its journey to the afterlife.
Since they believed that the heart was the center of intelligence and emotion they left it in the body.
Presented by Kristin
In the past scientists and eqyptologist have overlooked animal mummies
Removal of the Organs of animals, except the heart
The body of the animal was dried out using Natron salt and packed with sand
The Greek historian, Diodorus recorded that "Cedar oil and such spices as have the quality of imparting a pleasant odour and of preserving the body for a long time, they lay it away in a consecrated tomb."
The bodies of the animals were placed in appropriate positions for example, cats were mummified in a sitting position with with the forelegs lying down the front and the hind legs drawn up beside the pelvis
The bodies of the animals were elaborately wrapped in linen
Facial details or decorations were painted on the wrappings of the animal mummy as it was important that the mummy's head should resemble the living animal
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/mummies.htm