WHAT WERE THE STEPS OF MAKING A MUMMY?
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1. Pull the brains of the dead body's nose with a hook.
2. Make a cut on the dead body near their tummy.
3. Remove the corps' internal organs.
4. Let them dry.
5. Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver in canopic jars1.
6. Put the heart back in the dead body.
7. Rinse the body's inside with wine and spices.
8. Cover the corpse with salt for 70 days.
9. After 40 days, stuff the body with linen or sand to make the corpse look more like a human.
10. After 70 days, wrap the corpse in bandages.
11. Put the body in a sarcophagus2.
Notes
1: Canopic jars were used by Ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains.
2: A sarcophagus is a type of box like a coffin.
2. Make a cut on the dead body near their tummy.
3. Remove the corps' internal organs.
4. Let them dry.
5. Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver in canopic jars1.
6. Put the heart back in the dead body.
7. Rinse the body's inside with wine and spices.
8. Cover the corpse with salt for 70 days.
9. After 40 days, stuff the body with linen or sand to make the corpse look more like a human.
10. After 70 days, wrap the corpse in bandages.
11. Put the body in a sarcophagus2.
Notes
1: Canopic jars were used by Ancient Egyptians to hold mummified remains.
2: A sarcophagus is a type of box like a coffin.