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id="toc-First_Intermediate_period,_regional_variation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middle_Kingdom,_new_tomb_contents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middle_Kingdom,_new_tomb_contents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Middle Kingdom, new tomb contents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middle_Kingdom,_new_tomb_contents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Second_Intermediate_period,_foreigner_burials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Second_Intermediate_period,_foreigner_burials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Second Intermediate period, foreigner burials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Second_Intermediate_period,_foreigner_burials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Kingdom,_new_object_purposes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Kingdom,_new_object_purposes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>New Kingdom, new object purposes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Kingdom,_new_object_purposes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Third_Intermediate_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Third_Intermediate_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Third Intermediate period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Third_Intermediate_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Late_period,_monumentality_and_return_to_traditions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Late_period,_monumentality_and_return_to_traditions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Late period, monumentality and return to traditions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Late_period,_monumentality_and_return_to_traditions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ptolemaic_period,_Hellenistic_influences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ptolemaic_period,_Hellenistic_influences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Ptolemaic period, Hellenistic influences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ptolemaic_period,_Hellenistic_influences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Roman_period,_Roman_influences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roman_period,_Roman_influences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Roman period, Roman influences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roman_period,_Roman_influences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Funerary_rituals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Funerary_rituals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Funerary rituals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Funerary_rituals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mummification" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mummification"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Mummification</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Mummification-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Mummification subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Mummification-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Embalming" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Embalming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Embalming</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Embalming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mummification_process" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mummification_process"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Mummification process</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mummification_process-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Animal_mummification" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Animal_mummification"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Animal mummification</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Animal_mummification-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Burial_rituals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Burial_rituals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Burial rituals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Burial_rituals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tombs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tombs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Tombs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tombs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Coffins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Coffins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Coffins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Coffins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Damnation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Damnation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Damnation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Damnation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Judgment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Judgment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Judgment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Judgment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Funerary_texts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Funerary_texts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Funerary texts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Funerary_texts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Burial_goods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Burial_goods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Burial goods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Burial_goods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Funerary_boats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Funerary_boats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Funerary boats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Funerary_boats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_study_of_ancient_Egyptian_mummies_today" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_study_of_ancient_Egyptian_mummies_today"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>The study of ancient Egyptian mummies today</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_study_of_ancient_Egyptian_mummies_today-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Depictions_in_modern_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Depictions_in_modern_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Depictions in modern culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Depictions_in_modern_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritos_funerarios_del_Antiguu_Exiptu" title="Ritos funerarios del Antiguu Exiptu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ritos funerarios del Antiguu Exiptu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritus_funeraris_de_l%27antic_Egipte" title="Ritus funeraris de l'antic Egipte – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ritus funeraris de l'antic Egipte" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grabbeigaben_(Alt%C3%A4gypten)" title="Grabbeigaben (Altägypten) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Grabbeigaben (Altägypten)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82_%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82_%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82" title="Αρχαίες αιγυπτιακές ταφικές πρακτικές – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αρχαίες αιγυπτιακές ταφικές πρακτικές" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritos_funerarios_del_Antiguo_Egipto" title="Ritos funerarios del Antiguo Egipto – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ritos funerarios del Antiguo Egipto" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_fun%C3%A9raire_dans_l%27%C3%89gypte_antique" title="Rite funéraire dans l'Égypte antique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Rite funéraire dans l'Égypte antique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D4%B5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Հին Եգիպտոսի հուղարկավորության արարողություններ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հին Եգիպտոսի հուղարկավորության արարողություններ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praktik_pemakaman_Mesir_kuno" title="Praktik pemakaman Mesir kuno – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Praktik pemakaman Mesir kuno" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumi_(Mesir)" title="Mumi (Mesir) – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Mumi (Mesir)" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt 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Egyptian</span> religion</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eye of Horus"><img alt="Eye of Horus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg/90px-Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg/135px-Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg/180px-Eye_of_Horus_bw.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#decd87;;border:1px solid #decd87;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Beliefs</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Tefnut" title="Tefnut">Tefnut</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><b>A</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aati" title="Aati">Aati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aker_(deity)" title="Aker (deity)">Aker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhty_(deity)" title="Akhty (deity)">Akhty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amenhotep,_son_of_Hapu" title="Amenhotep, son of Hapu">Amenhotep, son of Hapu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesemi" title="Amesemi">Amesemi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammit" title="Ammit">Ammit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Am-heh" title="Am-heh">Am-heh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amu-Aa" title="Amu-Aa">Amu-Aa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anat" title="Anat">Anat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andjety" title="Andjety">Andjety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anhur" title="Anhur">Anhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anput" title="Anput">Anput</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anubis" title="Anubis">Anubis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuket" title="Anuket">Anuket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apedemak" title="Apedemak">Apedemak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apep" title="Apep">Apep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apis_(deity)" title="Apis (deity)">Apis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apt_(Egyptian)" title="Apt (Egyptian)">Apt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aqen" title="Aqen">Aqen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arensnuphis" title="Arensnuphis">Arensnuphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ash_(deity)" title="Ash (deity)">Ash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assessors_of_Maat" title="Assessors of Maat">Assessors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astarte" title="Astarte">Astarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aten" title="Aten">Aten</a></li></ul> <p><b>B</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babi_(mythology)" title="Babi (mythology)">Babi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banebdjedet" title="Banebdjedet">Banebdjedet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastet" title="Bastet">Bastet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bat_(goddess)" title="Bat (goddess)">Bat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bata_(god)" title="Bata (god)">Bata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ba-Pef" title="Ba-Pef">Ba-Pef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennu" title="Bennu">Bennu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bes" title="Bes">Bes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buchis" title="Buchis">Buchis</a></li></ul> <p><b>C</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cavern_deities_of_the_underworld" title="Cavern deities of the underworld">Cavern deities</a></li></ul> <p><b>D</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dedun" title="Dedun">Dedun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duau_(god)" title="Duau (god)">Duau (god)</a></li></ul> <p><b>F</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four_sons_of_Horus" title="Four sons of Horus">Four sons of Horus</a></li></ul> <p><b>G</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gate_deities_of_the_underworld" title="Gate deities of the underworld">Gate deities</a></li></ul> <p><b>H</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ha_(mythology)" title="Ha (mythology)">Ha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hapi_(Nile_god)" title="Hapi (Nile god)">Hapi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hauron" title="Hauron">Hauron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor" title="Hathor">Hathor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatmehit" title="Hatmehit">Hatmehit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedetet" title="Hedetet">Hedetet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedjhotep" title="Hedjhotep">Hedjhotep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heka_(god)" title="Heka (god)">Heka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemen" title="Hemen">Hemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemsut" title="Hemsut">Hemsut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henet" title="Henet">Henet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heqet" title="Heqet">Heqet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermanubis" title="Hermanubis">Hermanubis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesat" title="Hesat">Hesat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horus" title="Horus">Horus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harpocrates" title="Harpocrates">Harpocrates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heryshaf" title="Heryshaf">Heryshaf</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Khenti-kheti" title="Khenti-kheti">Khenti-kheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khepri" title="Khepri">Khepri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherty" title="Kherty">Kherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khnum" title="Khnum">Khnum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khonsu" title="Khonsu">Khonsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothar-wa-Khasis" title="Kothar-wa-Khasis">Kothar-wa-Khasis</a></li></ul> <p><b>M</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maahes" title="Maahes">Maahes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maat" title="Maat">Ma'at</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandulis" title="Mandulis">Mandulis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medjed_(god)" class="mw-redirect" title="Medjed (god)">Medjed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mafdet" title="Mafdet">Mafdet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehen" title="Mehen">Mehen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehet-Weret" title="Mehet-Weret">Mehet-Weret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehit" title="Mehit">Mehit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menhit" title="Menhit">Menhit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meret" title="Meret">Meret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meretseger" title="Meretseger">Meretseger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meskhenet" title="Meskhenet">Meskhenet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Min_(god)" title="Min (god)">Min</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mnevis" title="Mnevis">Mnevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montu" title="Montu">Montu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mut" title="Mut">Mut</a></li></ul> <p><b>N</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nebethetepet" title="Nebethetepet">Nebethetepet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebtuwi" title="Nebtuwi">Nebtuwi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nefertem" title="Nefertem">Nefertem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehebkau" title="Nehebkau">Nehebkau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehmetawy" title="Nehmetawy">Nehmetawy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neith" title="Neith">Neith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemty" title="Nemty">Nemty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nekhbet" title="Nekhbet">Nekhbet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neper_(mythology)" title="Neper (mythology)">Neper</a></li></ul> <p><b>P</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakhet" title="Pakhet">Pakhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perit_(goddess)" title="Perit (goddess)">Perit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petbe" title="Petbe">Petbe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ptah" title="Ptah">Ptah</a></li></ul> <p><b>Q</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Qebui" title="Qebui">Qebui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qed-her" title="Qed-her">Qed-her</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qetesh" title="Qetesh">Qetesh</a></li></ul> <p><b>R</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ra" title="Ra">Ra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raet-Tawy" title="Raet-Tawy">Raet-Tawy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekhyt" title="Rekhyt">Rekhyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rem_(mythology)" title="Rem (mythology)">Rem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renenutet" title="Renenutet">Renenutet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renpet" title="Renpet">Renpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renpetneferet" title="Renpetneferet">Renpetneferet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Repyt" title="Repyt">Repyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resheph" title="Resheph">Resheph</a></li></ul> <p><b>S</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sah_(god)" title="Sah (god)">Sah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satis_(goddess)" title="Satis (goddess)">Satis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebiumeker" title="Sebiumeker">Sebiumeker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhmet" title="Sekhmet">Sekhmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seker" title="Seker">Seker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serapis" title="Serapis">Serapis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serket" title="Serket">Serket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seshat" title="Seshat">Seshat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shai" title="Shai">Shai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shed_(deity)" title="Shed (deity)">Shed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesmetet" title="Shesmetet">Shesmetet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shezmu" title="Shezmu">Shezmu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sia_(god)" title="Sia (god)">Sia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobek" title="Sobek">Sobek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopdet" title="Sopdet">Sopdet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopdu" title="Sopdu">Sopdu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souls_of_Pe_and_Nekhen" title="Souls of Pe and Nekhen">Souls of Pe and Nekhen</a></li></ul> <p><b>T</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tatenen" title="Tatenen">Tatenen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taweret" title="Taweret">Taweret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayt" title="Tayt">Tayt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ta-Bitjet" title="Ta-Bitjet">Ta-Bitjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoth" title="Thoth">Thoth</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hermes_Trismegistus" title="Hermes Trismegistus">Hermes Trismegistus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tjenenyet" title="Tjenenyet">Tjenenyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tutu_(Egyptian_god)" title="Tutu (Egyptian god)">Tutu</a></li></ul> <p><b>U</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Unut" title="Unut">Unut</a></li></ul> <p><b>W</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wadjet" title="Wadjet">Wadjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadj-wer" title="Wadj-wer">Wadj-wer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weneg_(Egyptian_deity)" title="Weneg (Egyptian deity)">Weneg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wepset" title="Wepset">Wepset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wepwawet" title="Wepwawet">Wepwawet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werethekau" title="Werethekau">Werethekau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wosret" title="Wosret">Wosret</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#decd87;;border:1px solid #decd87;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Locations</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aaru" title="Aaru">Aaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benben" title="Benben">Benben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duat" title="Duat">Duat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_of_Manu" title="Land of Manu">Land of Manu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Indestructibles" title="The Indestructibles">The Indestructibles</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#decd87;;border:1px solid #decd87;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Category:Ancient_Egyptian_symbols" title="Category:Ancient Egyptian symbols">Symbols and objects</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aani" title="Aani">Aani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abtu" title="Abtu">Abtu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ankh" title="Ankh">Ankh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atef" title="Atef">Atef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atet" class="mw-redirect" title="Atet">Atet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Thoth" title="Book of Thoth">Book of Thoth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cartouche_(hieroglyph)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartouche (hieroglyph)">Cartouche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_mummy" title="Corn mummy">Corn mummy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crook_and_flail" title="Crook and flail">Crook and flail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deshret" title="Deshret">Deshret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djed" title="Djed">Djed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_obelisk" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian obelisk">Egyptian obelisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_pool" title="Egyptian pool">Egyptian pool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Horus" title="Eye of Horus">Eye of Horus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Ra" title="Eye of Ra">Eye of Ra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffin" title="Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedjet" title="Hedjet">Hedjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemhem_crown" title="Hemhem crown">Hemhem crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennu" title="Hennu">Hennu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hieracosphinx" title="Hieracosphinx">Hieracosphinx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypocephalus" title="Hypocephalus">Hypocephalus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imiut_fetish" title="Imiut fetish">Imiut fetish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khepresh" title="Khepresh">Khepresh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kneph" title="Kneph">Kneph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matet_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Matet boat">Matet boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medjed_(fish)" title="Medjed (fish)">Medjed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menat" title="Menat">Menat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebu" title="Nebu">Nebu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemes" title="Nemes">Nemes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neshmet" title="Neshmet">Neshmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouroboros" title="Ouroboros">Ouroboros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pschent" title="Pschent">Pschent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarab_(artifact)" title="Scarab (artifact)">Scarab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seqtet_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Seqtet boat">Seqtet boat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serekh" title="Serekh">Serekh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serpopard" title="Serpopard">Serpopard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Set_animal" title="Set animal">Set animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shen_ring" title="Shen ring">Shen ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sphinx" title="Sphinx">Sphinx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyet" title="Tyet">Tyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uraeus" title="Uraeus">Uraeus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ushabti" title="Ushabti">Ushabti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Was-sceptre" title="Was-sceptre">Was-sceptre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_winged_sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Egyptian winged sun">Winged sun</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#decd87;;border:1px solid #decd87;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Texts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_texts" title="Ancient Egyptian funerary texts">Funerary texts</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Amduat" title="Amduat">Amduat</a> • <a href="/wiki/Books_of_Breathing" title="Books of Breathing">Books of Breathing</a> • <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Caverns" title="Book of Caverns">Book of Caverns</a> • <a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead" title="Book of the Dead">Book of the Dead</a> • <a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Earth" title="Book of the Earth">Book of the Earth</a> • <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Gates" title="Book of Gates">Book of Gates</a></i>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#decd87;;border:1px solid #decd87;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Related religions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atenism" title="Atenism">Atenism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermeticism" title="Hermeticism">Hermeticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelema" title="Thelema">Thelema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemetism" title="Kemetism">Kemeticism</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kemetic_Orthodoxy" title="Kemetic Orthodoxy">Kemetic Orthodoxy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Most_High_Goddess" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of the Most High Goddess">Church of the Most High Goddess</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below" style="background:transparent;"> <span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Pyramidi_aavikolla.png/16px-Pyramidi_aavikolla.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Pyramidi_aavikolla.png/24px-Pyramidi_aavikolla.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Pyramidi_aavikolla.png/32px-Pyramidi_aavikolla.png 2x" data-file-width="45" data-file-height="45" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Ancient_Egypt" title="Portal:Ancient Egypt">Ancient Egypt portal</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egyptians</a> had an elaborate set of <b>funerary practices</b> that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included <a href="/wiki/Mummy" title="Mummy">mummifying the body</a>, casting <a href="/wiki/Magic_spell" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic spell">magic spells</a>, and burials with specific <a href="/wiki/Grave_goods" title="Grave goods">grave goods</a> thought to be needed in the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_afterlife_beliefs" title="Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs">afterlife</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ancient burial process evolved over time as old customs were discarded and new ones adopted, but several important elements of the process persisted. Although specific details changed over time, the preparation of the body, the magic rituals, and grave goods were all essential parts of a proper Egyptian funeral. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_mourners001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Egyptian_mourners001.jpg/170px-Egyptian_mourners001.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="342" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Egyptian_mourners001.jpg/255px-Egyptian_mourners001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Egyptian_mourners001.jpg/340px-Egyptian_mourners001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="565" data-file-height="1137" /></a><figcaption>Depiction of <a href="/wiki/Professional_mourners" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional mourners">professional mourners</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Although no writing survived from the <a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Egypt" title="Prehistoric Egypt">Predynastic period in Egypt</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 6000 – 3150 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span></span>), scholars believe the importance of the physical body and its preservation originated during that time. This likely explains why people of that time did not follow the common practice of cremation among neighboring cultures, but rather buried the dead. Some of the scholars believe the Predynastic-era Egyptians may have feared the bodies would rise again if mistreated after death.<sup id="cite_ref-Dunand-Lichtenberg-2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dunand-Lichtenberg-2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  9">(p 9)</span></sup> </p><p>Early burials were in simple, shallow oval pits, with a few burial goods. Sometimes multiple people and animals were placed in the same grave. Over time, graves became more complex. At one point, bodies were placed in a wicker basket and later on wooden or terracotta coffins became the preferred choice. The latest tombs Egyptians made were <a href="/wiki/Sarcophagus" title="Sarcophagus">sarcophagi</a>. These graves contained burial goods such as jewellery, food, games, and sharpened splint.<sup id="cite_ref-Dunand-Lichtenberg-2006_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dunand-Lichtenberg-2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  7">(p 7)</span></sup> </p><p>From the Predynastic period through the final <a href="/wiki/Ptolemaic_dynasty" title="Ptolemaic dynasty">Ptolemaic dynasty</a>, there was a constant cultural focus on eternal life and the certainty of personal existence beyond death. This belief in an afterlife is reflected in the burial of grave goods in tombs. The Egyptian <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_afterlife_beliefs" title="Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs">beliefs in an afterlife</a> became known throughout the ancient world by way of trade and cultural transmission and had an influence on other civilizations and religions. Notably, this belief became well known by way of the <a href="/wiki/Silk_Road" title="Silk Road">Silk Road</a>. Egyptians believed that individuals were admitted into the afterlife on the basis of being able to serve a purpose there. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Pharaoh" title="Pharaoh">king</a> was thought to be allowed into the afterlife because of the role as a ruler of Ancient Egypt, which would be a purpose translated into qualification for admission to the afterlife. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_retainer_sacrifices" title="Ancient Egyptian retainer sacrifices">Human sacrifices</a> found in early royal tombs reinforce the idea of serving a purpose in the afterlife. Those sacrificed were probably meant to serve the king in the afterlife. Eventually, <a href="/wiki/Ushabti" title="Ushabti">figurines</a> and wall paintings begin to replace human victims.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of these figurines may have been created to resemble certain people, so they could follow the king after their own lives ended. </p><p>Not only did the <a href="/wiki/Social_class" title="Social class">lower classes</a> rely on the king's favor, but also the noble classes. They believed that upon death, kings became deities who could bestow upon certain individuals the ability to have an afterlife. This belief existed from the predynastic period through the <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Kingdom">Old Kingdom</a>. </p><p>Although many spells from the earlier texts were carried over, the new <a href="/wiki/Coffin_Texts" title="Coffin Texts">Coffin Texts</a> also had new spells added, along with slight changes made to make the new <a href="/wiki/Funerary_text" title="Funerary text">funerary text</a> more relatable to the nobility.<sup id="cite_ref-Erik_Hornung_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erik_Hornung-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="First Intermediate Period of Egypt">First Intermediate period</a>, however, the importance of the king declined. Funerary texts, previously restricted to royal use, became more widely available. The kings no longer were <a href="/wiki/God-kings" class="mw-redirect" title="God-kings">god-kings</a> in the sense that admission to the next life was allowed in the next life only due to the royal status, the role of kings changed, becoming merely the rulers of the population who upon death, would be leveled down toward the plane of the mortals.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prehistory,_earliest_burials"><span id="Prehistory.2C_earliest_burials"></span>Prehistory, earliest burials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prehistory, earliest burials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the earliest burial sites in ancient Egypt are of the <a href="/wiki/Merimde_culture" title="Merimde culture">Merimde culture</a>, which dates to 4800-4300 B.C.<sup id="cite_ref-Bogucki_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bogucki-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located in the Nile delta, they are known for producing clay figurines,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but did not bury their dead with grave goods or offerings.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoffman_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoffman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first evidence of funerals in Egypt with grave goods are known from the villages of Omari and <a href="/wiki/Maadi" title="Maadi">Maadi</a> in the north, near present-day <a href="/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a>. The people of these villages buried their dead in a simple, round grave with a pot. The body was neither treated nor arranged in a particular way as these aspects would change later in the historical period. Without any written evidence, except for the regular inclusion of a single pot in the grave, there is little to provide information about contemporary beliefs concerning the afterlife during that period. Given later customs, the pot was probably intended to hold food for the deceased.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  71">(p 71)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predynastic_period,_development_of_customs"><span id="Predynastic_period.2C_development_of_customs"></span>Predynastic period, development of customs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Predynastic period, development of customs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Funerary customs were developed during the <a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Egypt" title="Prehistoric Egypt">Predynastic period</a> from those of the Prehistoric period. At first, people excavated round graves with one pot in the <a href="/wiki/Badari_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Badari culture">Badarian period</a> (4400–3800 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>), continuing the tradition of Omari and Maadi cultures. By the end of the Predynastic period, there were increasing numbers of objects deposited with the body in rectangular graves, and there is growing evidence of rituals practiced by Egyptians of the <a href="/wiki/Naqada_culture" title="Naqada culture">Naqada II period</a> (3650–3300 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>). At this point, bodies were regularly arranged in a crouched, compact position, with the face pointing toward either the east and the rising sun or the west that in this historical period was the land of the dead. Artists painted jars with funeral processions and perhaps images of ritual dancing. Figures of bare-breasted women with birdlike faces and their legs concealed under skirts also appeared. Some graves were much richer in goods than others, demonstrating the beginnings of social stratification. Gender differences in burials emerged with the inclusion of weapons in men's graves and <a href="/wiki/Cosmetic_palette" title="Cosmetic palette">cosmetic palettes</a> in women's graves.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  71–72">(pp 71–72)</span></sup> </p><p>By 3600 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>, Egyptians had begun to mummify the dead, wrapping them in linen bandages with embalming oils (conifer resin and aromatic plant extracts).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_Dynastic_period,_tombs_and_coffins"><span id="Early_Dynastic_period.2C_tombs_and_coffins"></span>Early Dynastic period, tombs and coffins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Early Dynastic period, tombs and coffins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the <a href="/wiki/First_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="First Dynasty of Egypt">First Dynasty</a>, some Egyptians were wealthy enough to build tombs over their burials rather than placing their bodies in simple pit graves dug into the sand. The rectangular, <a href="/wiki/Mudbrick" title="Mudbrick">mudbrick</a> tomb with an underground burial chamber, termed a <a href="/wiki/Mastaba" title="Mastaba">mastaba</a> in modern archaeology, developed in the Early Dynastic period. These tombs had niched walls, a style of building called the palace-façade motif because the walls imitated those surrounding the palace of the king. Since commoners as well as kings, however, had such tombs, the architecture suggests that in death, some wealthy people did achieve an elevated status. Later in the historical period, it is certain that the deceased was associated with the god of the dead, <a href="/wiki/Osiris" title="Osiris">Osiris</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Grave_goods" title="Grave goods">Grave goods</a> expanded to include furniture, jewelry, and games as well as the weapons, cosmetic palettes, and food supplies in decorated jars known earlier, in the Predynastic period. In the richest tombs, grave goods then numbered in the thousands. Only the newly invented coffins for the body were made specifically for the tomb. Some inconclusive evidence exists for mummification. Other objects in the tombs that had been used during daily life suggest that in the First Dynasty Egyptians already anticipated needing such objects in the next life. Further continuity from this life into the next can be found in the positioning of tombs: those persons who served the king during their lifetimes chose burials close to their king. The use of <a href="/wiki/Stele" title="Stele">stela</a> in front of the tomb began in the First Dynasty, indicating a desire to individualize the tomb with the deceased's name.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  72–73">(pp 72–73)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_Kingdom,_pyramids_and_mummification"><span id="Old_Kingdom.2C_pyramids_and_mummification"></span>Old Kingdom, pyramids and mummification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Old Kingdom, pyramids and mummification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen,_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg/220px-Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg/330px-Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg/440px-Relief_of_Men_Presenting_Oxen%2C_ca._2500-2350_B.C.E._Limestone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1032" /></a><figcaption><i>Relief of Men Presenting Oxen</i>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2500–2350 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span></span> Limestone. In this relief, three men bring cattle to the tomb owner, "from the towns of the estate", as the inscription says. Two of these balding, rustic laborers wear kilts of coarse material and the other wears nothing at all. A fragmentary scene below shows men bringing cranes, which Egyptians penned and raised for food. Artisans carved images of live food animals in tombs to supply the deceased with an eternal source of provisions. <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum" title="Brooklyn Museum">Brooklyn Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old Kingdom</a>, kings first built pyramids for their tombs surrounded by stone mastaba tombs for their high officials. The fact that most high officials were also royal relatives suggests another motivation for such placement: these complexes were also family cemeteries. </p><p>Among the elite, bodies were mummified, wrapped in linen bandages, sometimes covered with molded plaster, and placed in stone sarcophagi or plain wooden coffins. At the end of the Old Kingdom, mummy masks in <a href="/wiki/Cartonnage" title="Cartonnage">cartonnage</a> (linen soaked in plaster, modeled, and painted) also appeared. <a href="/wiki/Canopic_jar" title="Canopic jar">Canopic jars</a> became used to hold their internal organs. Amulets of gold, <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_faience" title="Egyptian faience">faience</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carnelian" title="Carnelian">carnelian</a> first appeared in various shapes to protect different parts of the body. There is also the first evidence of inscriptions inside the coffins of the elite during the Old Kingdom. Often, reliefs of everyday items were etched onto the walls to supplement grave goods, which made them available through their representation. </p><p>The new <a href="/wiki/False_door" title="False door">false door</a> was a non-functioning stone sculpture of a door, found either inside the chapel or on the outside of the mastaba; it served as a place to make offerings and recite prayers for the deceased. Statues of the deceased were being included in tombs and used for ritual purposes. Burial chambers of some private people received their first decorations in addition to the decoration of the chapels. At the end of the Old Kingdom, the burial chamber decorations depicted offerings, but not people.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  74–77">(pp 74–77)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Intermediate_period,_regional_variation"><span id="First_Intermediate_period.2C_regional_variation"></span>First Intermediate period, regional variation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: First Intermediate period, regional variation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The political situation in the <a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="First Intermediate Period of Egypt">First Intermediate period</a>, with its many centers of power, is reflected in the many local styles of art and burial at that time. The many regional styles for decorating coffins make their origins easy to distinguish from each other. For example, some coffins have one-line inscriptions and many styles include the depiction of <i><a href="/wiki/Wadjet" title="Wadjet">Wadjet</a></i> eyes (the human eye with the markings of a falcon). There are also regional variations in the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs" title="Egyptian hieroglyphs">hieroglyphs</a> used to decorate coffins. </p><p>Occasionally men had tools and weapons placed in their graves, while some women had jewelry and cosmetic objects, such as mirrors. Grindstones were sometimes included in women's tombs, perhaps to be considered a tool for food preparation in the next world, just as the weapons in men's tombs imply men's assignment to a role in fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  77">(p 77)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Middle_Kingdom,_new_tomb_contents"><span id="Middle_Kingdom.2C_new_tomb_contents"></span>Middle Kingdom, new tomb contents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Middle Kingdom, new tomb contents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage,37.1387E.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg/220px-Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg/330px-Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg/440px-Mask_from_a_Coffin._Cartonnage%2C37.1387E.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Mask from a coffin. <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle Kingdom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt">12th</a> or <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt">13th Dynasty</a>, c. 19th century BCE). Cartonnage, 37.1387E, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum" title="Brooklyn Museum">Brooklyn Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Burial customs in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle Kingdom</a> reflect some of the political trends of that period. During the <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt">Eleventh Dynasty</a>, tombs were cut into the mountains of <a href="/wiki/Thebes,_Egypt" title="Thebes, Egypt">Thebes</a> surrounding the king's tomb or, in local cemeteries in <a href="/wiki/Upper_Egypt" title="Upper Egypt">Upper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Middle_Egypt" title="Middle Egypt">Middle Egypt</a>; Thebes was the native city of the Eleventh Dynasty kings, and they preferred to be buried there. But the <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt">Twelfth Dynasty</a> high officials served the kings of a new family now ruling from the north in <a href="/wiki/Lisht" title="Lisht">Lisht</a>; these kings and their high officials preferred burial in a mastaba near the pyramids belonging to their masters. Moreover, the difference in topography between Thebes and Lisht led to a difference in tomb type: In the north, nobles built mastaba tombs on the flat desert plains, while in the south, local dignitaries continued to excavate tombs into the mountain. </p><p>For those of ranks lower than royal courtiers during the Eleventh Dynasty, tombs were simpler. Coffins could be simple wooden boxes with the body either mummified and wrapped in linen or simply wrapped without mummification, and the addition of a cartonnage mummy mask, a custom that continued until the Graeco-Roman period. Some tombs included wooded shoes and a simple statue near the body. In one burial there were only twelve loaves of bread, a leg of beef, and a jar of beer for food offerings. Jewelry could be included but only rarely were objects of great value found in non-elite graves. Some burials continued to include the <a href="/wiki/Wooden_tomb_model" title="Wooden tomb model">wooden models</a> that were popular during the <a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="First Intermediate Period of Egypt">First Intermediate period</a>. Wooden models of boats, scenes of food production, craftsmen and workshops, and professions such as scribes or soldiers have been found in the tombs of this period. </p><p>Some rectangular coffins of the Twelfth Dynasty have short inscriptions and representations of the most important offerings the deceased required. For men, the objects depicted were weapons and symbols of office as well as food. Women's coffins depicted mirrors, sandals, and jars containing food and drink. Some coffins included texts that were later versions of the royal <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Texts" title="Pyramid Texts">Pyramid Texts</a>. </p><p>Another kind of faience model of the deceased as a mummy seems to anticipate the use of <i><a href="/wiki/Shabti" class="mw-redirect" title="Shabti">shabti</a></i> figurines (also called <i>shawabti</i> or an <i>ushabti</i>) later in the Twelfth Dynasty. These early figurines do not have the text directing the figure to work in the place of the deceased that is found in later figurines. The richest people had stone figurines that seem to anticipate <i>shabtis</i>, though some scholars have seen them as mummy substitutes rather than servant figures. </p><p>In the later Twelfth Dynasty, significant changes occurred in burials, perhaps reflecting administrative changes enacted by King <a href="/wiki/Senusret_III" title="Senusret III">Senwosret III</a> (1836–1818 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>). The body was now regularly placed on its back, rather than its side as had been traditional for thousands of years. Coffin texts and wooden models disappeared from new tombs of the period while <a href="/wiki/Heart_scarab" title="Heart scarab">heart scarabs</a> and figurines shaped as mummies were now often included in burials, as they would be for the remainder of Egyptian history. Coffin decoration was simplified. The <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Thirteenth Dynasty</a> saw another change in decoration. Different motifs were found in the north and south, a reflection of decentralized government power at the time. There was also a marked increase in the number of burials in one tomb, a rare occurrence in earlier periods. The reuse of one tomb by a family over generations seems to have occurred when wealth was more equitably spread.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  77–86">(pp 77–86)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Intermediate_period,_foreigner_burials"><span id="Second_Intermediate_period.2C_foreigner_burials"></span>Second Intermediate period, foreigner burials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Second Intermediate period, foreigner burials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Known graves from the <a href="/wiki/Second_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="Second Intermediate Period of Egypt">Second Intermediate period</a> reveal the presence of non-Egyptians buried in the country. In the north, graves associated with the <a href="/wiki/Hyksos" title="Hyksos">Hyksos</a>, a western <a href="/wiki/Semitic_people" title="Semitic people">Semitic people</a> ruling the north from the northeast delta, include small mudbrick structures containing the body, pottery vessels, a dagger in a men's graves, and often a nearby donkey burial. Simple pan-shaped graves in various parts of the country are thought to belong to <a href="/wiki/Nubia" title="Nubia">Nubian</a> soldiers. Such graves reflect very ancient customs and feature shallow, round pits, bodies contracted, and minimal food offerings in pots. The occasional inclusion of identifiable Egyptian materials from the Second Intermediate period provides the only marks distinguishing these burials from those of Predynastic and even earlier periods.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  86–89">(pp 86–89)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Kingdom,_new_object_purposes"><span id="New_Kingdom.2C_new_object_purposes"></span>New Kingdom, new object purposes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: New Kingdom, new object purposes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="An ornate inlaid golden mask" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg/220px-CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg/330px-CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg/440px-CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tutankhamun" title="Tutankhamun">Tutankhamun</a>'s tomb was provided with vast quantities of wealth, such as the <a href="/wiki/Mask_of_Tutankhamun" title="Mask of Tutankhamun">mask of Tutankhamun</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The majority of elite tombs in the <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">New Kingdom</a> were rock-cut chambers. Kings were buried in multi-roomed, rock-cut tombs in the <a href="/wiki/Valley_of_the_Kings" title="Valley of the Kings">Valley of the Kings</a> and no longer in pyramids. Priests conducted funerary rituals for them in stone temples built on the west bank of the <a href="/wiki/Nile" title="Nile">Nile</a> opposite of Thebes. </p><p>From the current evidence, the <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Eighteenth Dynasty</a> appears to be the last period in which Egyptians regularly included multiple objects from their daily lives in their tombs; beginning in the <a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt">Nineteenth Dynasty</a>, tombs contained fewer items from daily life and included objects made especially for the next world. Thus, the change from the Eighteenth to the Nineteenth Dynasties formed a dividing line in burial traditions: the Eighteenth Dynasty more closely remembered the immediate past in its customs, whereas, the Nineteenth Dynasty anticipated the customs of the <a href="/wiki/Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Late Period of ancient Egypt">Late period</a>. </p><p>People of the elite ranks in the Eighteenth Dynasty placed furniture as well as clothing and other items in their tombs, objects they undoubtedly used during life on earth. Beds, headrests, chairs, stools, leather sandals, jewelry, musical instruments, and wooden storage chests were present in these tombs. While all of the objects listed were for the elite, many poor people did not put anything beyond weapons and cosmetics into their tombs. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tutankhamun%27s_bed_(Cairo_Museum).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg/220px-Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg/330px-Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg/440px-Tutankhamun%27s_bed_%28Cairo_Museum%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1001" data-file-height="485" /></a><figcaption>Gilded bier fashioned to resemble the goddess <a href="/wiki/Sekhmet" title="Sekhmet">Sekhmet</a>, the lioness who was the fierce protector of the kings in life and death, from the Eighteenth Dynasty tomb of Tutankhamun, (fourteenth century BC), Cairo Museum</figcaption></figure><p>No elite tombs are known to have survived unplundered from the <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">Ramesside period</a>. In that period, artists decorated tombs belonging to the elite with more scenes of religious events, rather than the everyday scenes that had been popular since the Old Kingdom. The funeral ceremony, the funerary meal with multiple relatives, the worshipping of the deities, even figures in the underworld were subjects in elite tomb decorations. The majority of objects found in the Ramesside period tombs were made for the afterlife. Aside from the jewelry, which could have been used also during life, objects in Ramesside tombs were manufactured for the next world.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  89–100">(pp 89–100)</span></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_Intermediate_period">Third Intermediate period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Third Intermediate period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I,_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.,_16.190.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg/170px-Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg/255px-Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg/340px-Funerary_Figurine_of_King_Pinudjem_I%2C_ca._1025-1007_B.C.E.%2C_16.190.jpg 2x" data-file-width="868" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Shabtis of King Pinudjem I, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1025–1007 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>,</span> 16.190, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum" title="Brooklyn Museum">Brooklyn Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Although the political structure of the New Kingdom collapsed at the end of the <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt">Twentieth Dynasty</a>, the majority of burials in the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-first_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-first Dynasty</a> directly reflect developments from the earlier period. At the beginning of that time, reliefs resembled those from the Ramesside period. Only at the very end of the <a href="/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="Third Intermediate Period of Egypt">Third Intermediate period</a> did new funerary practices of the Late period begin to be seen. </p><p>Little is known of tombs from that period. The very lack of decorations in tombs seems to have led to much more elaborate decoration of coffins. The remaining grave goods of the period show fairly cheaply made <i>shabtis</i>, even when the owner was a queen or a princess.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  100–103">(pp 100–103)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_period,_monumentality_and_return_to_traditions"><span id="Late_period.2C_monumentality_and_return_to_traditions"></span>Late period, monumentality and return to traditions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Late period, monumentality and return to traditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Burials in the <a href="/wiki/Late_Period_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Late Period of ancient Egypt">Late period</a> could make use of large-scale, temple-like tombs built for the non-royal elite for the first time. But the majority of tombs in this period were in shafts sunk into the desert floor. In addition to fine statuary and reliefs reflecting the style of the Old Kingdom, the majority of grave goods were specially made for the tomb. Coffins continued to bear religious texts and scenes. Some shafts were personalized by the use of stela with personal prayers of and the name of the deceased on it. <i>Shabtis</i> in faience for all classes are known. Canopic jars, although often nonfunctional, continued to be included. Staves and scepters representing the deceased's office in life were often present as well. A wooden figure of either the god Osiris<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or of the composite deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris could be found,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with heart scarabs, both gold and faience examples of <a href="/wiki/Djed" title="Djed">djed-columns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Horus" title="Eye of Horus">Eye of Horus</a> amulets, figures of deities, and images of the deceased's <i>ba</i>. Tools for the tomb's ritual called the "<a href="/wiki/Opening_of_the_mouth_ceremony" title="Opening of the mouth ceremony">opening of the mouth</a>" as well as "magical bricks" at the four compass points, could be included.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  103">(p 103)</span></sup> </p><p>Substances recovered from vessels at an embalming workshop in <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a> dated back to the <a href="/wiki/26th_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Dynasty">26th Dynasty</a> contained extracts from <a href="/wiki/Juniper" title="Juniper">juniper</a> bushes, <a href="/wiki/Cupressus_sempervirens" title="Cupressus sempervirens">cypress</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cedrus" title="Cedrus">cedar</a> trees in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Mediterranean" title="Eastern Mediterranean">eastern Mediterranean</a> region, in addition to <a href="/wiki/Bitumen" title="Bitumen">bitumen</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea" title="Dead Sea">Dead Sea</a>, locally produced animal fats and beeswax, and ingredients from distant places such as <a href="/wiki/Elemi" class="mw-redirect" title="Elemi">elemi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dammar" class="mw-redirect" title="Dammar">dammar</a> from southeast Asia; while <i><a href="/wiki/Pistacia" title="Pistacia">Pistacia</a></i> resin and <a href="/wiki/Castor_oil" title="Castor oil">castor oil</a> were used in particular for the treatment of the head.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ptolemaic_period,_Hellenistic_influences"><span id="Ptolemaic_period.2C_Hellenistic_influences"></span>Ptolemaic period, Hellenistic influences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ptolemaic period, Hellenistic influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the conquest of Egypt by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" title="Alexander the Great">Alexander the Great</a>, the country was ruled by the descendants of <a href="/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter" title="Ptolemy I Soter">Ptolemy</a>, one of his generals. His Macedonian Greek family fostered a culture that promoted both <a href="/wiki/Hellenistic_period" title="Hellenistic period">Hellenistic</a> and ancient Egyptian ways of life: many of the Greek-speaking people living in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria">Alexandria</a> followed the customs of mainland Greece, others adopted Egyptian customs, and indigenous Egyptians continued to follow their own already ancient customs. </p><p>Very few Ptolemaic tombs are known. Fine temple statuary of the period suggests the possibility of tomb sculpture and offering tables. Egyptian elite burials still made use of stone sarcophagi. The traditional Books of the Dead and amulets were also still popular.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page:  103">(p 103)</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roman_period,_Roman_influences"><span id="Roman_period.2C_Roman_influences"></span>Roman period, Roman influences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Roman period, Roman influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier,_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat,_Fayum,_Egypt,_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg/220px-Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg/330px-Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg/440px-Mummy_portrait_of_a_Roman_soldier%2C_c._130_CE._From_er-Rubayat%2C_Fayum%2C_Egypt%2C_acquired_in_1927_CE._Encaustic_painting_on_wood._Altes_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3157" data-file-height="3631" /></a><figcaption>Encaustic painted mummy portrait of a Roman officer <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 130</span>, with a blue <i>sagum</i>, silver <i>fibula</i>, white tunic, and red <i>balteus</i>, with related grave goods (<a href="/wiki/Antikensammlung_Berlin" title="Antikensammlung Berlin">Antikensammlung Berlin</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The Romans conquered Egypt in 30 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span>, ending the rule of the last and most famous member of the <a href="/wiki/Ptolemaic_dynasty" title="Ptolemaic dynasty">Ptolemaic dynasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleopatra" title="Cleopatra">Cleopatra VII</a>. During Roman rule, an elite hybrid burial style developed that incorporated both Egyptian and Roman elements. </p><p>Some people were mummified and wrapped in linen bandages. The front of the mummy was often painted with a selection of traditional Egyptian symbols. Mummy masks, in cartonnage, plaster, or stucco, in either traditional Egyptian style or Roman style, might be added to the mummies.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another possibility was a Roman-style mummy portrait, executed in <a href="/wiki/Encaustic_painting" title="Encaustic painting">encaustic</a> (pigment suspended in wax) on a wooden panel. Sometimes the feet of the mummy were covered. An alternative to this was a complete shroud with Egyptian motifs, but a portrait in the Roman style. Tombs of the elite could also include fine jewelry.<sup id="cite_ref-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bleiberg-Cooney-2008-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages:  103–106">(pp 103–106)</span></sup> Gold armlets placed over the eyes and <a href="/wiki/Tongue_Cover-Plate" title="Tongue Cover-Plate">tongue</a> were used in some cases.<sup id="cite_ref-NML_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NML-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mummification largely came to an end in the 5th century AD with remaining practices being ended by the Arab conquest of 641.<sup id="cite_ref-Cosmacini_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cosmacini-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funerary_rituals">Funerary rituals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Funerary rituals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Dance_in_ancient_Egypt#Funeral_Dances" title="Dance in ancient Egypt">Dance in ancient Egypt § Funeral Dances</a></div> <p>Greek historians <a href="/wiki/Herodotus" title="Herodotus">Herodotus</a> (5th century BC) and <a href="/wiki/Diodorus_Siculus" title="Diodorus Siculus">Diodorus Siculus</a> (1st century BC) provide the most complete surviving evidence of how ancient Egyptians approached the preservation of a dead body.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before <a href="/wiki/Embalming" title="Embalming">embalming</a>, or preserving the dead body as to delay or prevent decay, mourners, especially if the deceased had high status, covered their faces with mud, and paraded around town while beating their chests.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the wife of a high-status male died, her body was not embalmed until three or four days have passed, because this prevented abuse of the corpse.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the case that someone drowned or was attacked, embalming was carried out immediately on their body, in a sacred and careful manner. This kind of death was viewed as venerated, and only priests were permitted to touch the body.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After embalming, the mourners may have carried out a ritual involving an enactment of judgment during the Hour Vigil, with volunteers to play the role of <a href="/wiki/Osiris" title="Osiris">Osiris</a> and his enemy brother <a href="/wiki/Set_(deity)" title="Set (deity)">Set</a>, as well as the deities <a href="/wiki/Isis" title="Isis">Isis</a>, Nephthys, Horus, Anubis, and Thoth.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the tale goes, Set was envious of his brother Osiris for being granted the throne before him, so he plotted to kill him. Osiris's wife, Isis, battled back and forth with Set to gain possession of Osiris's body, and through this struggle, Osiris's spirit was lost.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nonetheless, Osiris resurrected and was reinstated as a god.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the reenactment of the judgment of Osiris, numerous funeral processions were conducted throughout the nearby necropolis, which symbolized different sacred journeys.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The funeral procession to the tomb generally included cattle pulling the body in a sledge-type of carrier, with friends and family to follow. During the procession, the priest burned incense and poured milk before the dead body.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon arrival to the tomb, and essentially the next life, the priest performed the <a href="/wiki/Opening_of_the_mouth_ceremony" title="Opening of the mouth ceremony">Opening of the mouth ceremony</a> on the deceased. The deceased's head was turned toward the south, and the body was imagined to be a statue replica of the deceased. Opening the mouth of the deceased symbolized allowing the person to speak and defend themselves during the judgment process. Goods were then offered to the deceased to conclude the ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:808px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BD_Funeral.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A funeral procession depicted in the Book of the Dead (Extract from the Papyrus of Ani, 19th Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE)"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BD_Funeral.jpg/800px-BD_Funeral.jpg" decoding="async" width="800" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BD_Funeral.jpg/1200px-BD_Funeral.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/BD_Funeral.jpg/1600px-BD_Funeral.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3636" data-file-height="684" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:BD_Funeral.jpg" title="File:BD Funeral.jpg"> </a></div>A funeral procession depicted in the <i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead" title="Book of the Dead">Book of the Dead</a></i> (Extract from the <a href="/wiki/Papyrus_of_Ani" title="Papyrus of Ani">Papyrus of Ani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt">19th Dynasty</a>, c. 1250 BCE)</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mummification">Mummification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Mummification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Mummy#Mummification_and_rank" title="Mummy">Mummy § Mummification and rank</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Egyptian_mummies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Egyptian mummies">List of Egyptian mummies</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Embalming">Embalming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Embalming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The preservation of a dead body was critical if the deceased wanted a chance at acceptance into the afterlife. Within the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul">Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul</a>, <i>ka</i>, which represented vitality, leaves the body once the person dies.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only if the body is embalmed in a specific fashion will <i>ka</i> return to the deceased body, and rebirth will take place.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The embalmers received the body after death, and in a systematized manner, prepared it for <a href="/wiki/Mummy" title="Mummy">mummification</a>. The family and friends of the deceased had a choice of options that ranged in price for the preparation of the body, similar to the process at modern funeral homes. Next, the embalmers escorted the body to <i>ibw</i>, translated to “place of purification”, a tent in which the body was washed, and then <i>per nefer</i>, “the House of Beauty”, where mummification took place.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mummification_process">Mummification process</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Mummification process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mummification_simple.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Mummification_simple.png/500px-Mummification_simple.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Mummification_simple.png/750px-Mummification_simple.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Mummification_simple.png/1000px-Mummification_simple.png 2x" data-file-width="5798" data-file-height="3350" /></a><figcaption>Simplistic representation of the Ancient Egyptian mummification process</figcaption></figure> <p>In order to live for all eternity and be presented in front of <a href="/wiki/Osiris" title="Osiris">Osiris</a>, the body of the deceased had to be preserved by <a href="/wiki/Mummy" title="Mummy">mummification</a>, so that the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul">soul</a> could reunite with it, and take pleasure in the afterlife. The main process of mummification was preserving the body by <a href="/wiki/Dehydrating" class="mw-redirect" title="Dehydrating">dehydrating</a> it using <a href="/wiki/Natron" title="Natron">natron</a>, a natural salt found in <a href="/wiki/Wadi_Natrun" class="mw-redirect" title="Wadi Natrun">Wadi Natrun</a>. The body was drained of any liquids and left with the skin, hair, and muscles preserved.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (September 2022)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The mummification process is said to have taken up to seventy days. During this process, special priests worked as embalmers as they treated and wrapped the body of the deceased in preparation for burial. </p><p>The process of mummification was available for anyone who could afford it. It was believed that even those who could not afford this process could still enjoy the afterlife with the recitation of the correct spells. Mummification existed in three different processes, ranging from most expensive, moderately expensive, and most simplistic, or least expensive.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most classic, common, and most expensive method of mummification dates back to the <a href="/wiki/18th_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Dynasty">eighteenth dynasty</a>. The first step was to remove the internal organs and liquid so that the body would not decay. After being laid out on a table, the embalmers took out the brain through a process named <a href="/wiki/Excerebration" title="Excerebration">excerebration</a> by inserting a metal hook through the nostril, breaking through it into the brain. They removed as much as they could with the hook, and the rest they liquefied with drugs and drained out.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They threw out the brain because they thought that the heart did all the thinking. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The next step was to remove the internal organs, the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines, and to place them in <a href="/wiki/Canopic_jars" class="mw-redirect" title="Canopic jars">canopic jars</a> with lids shaped as the heads of the protective deities, the <a href="/wiki/Four_sons_of_Horus" title="Four sons of Horus">four sons of Horus</a>: Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebhseneuf. <a href="/wiki/Imset" class="mw-redirect" title="Imset">Imsety</a> was human-headed and guarded the liver; <a href="/wiki/Hapi_(Son_of_Horus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hapi (Son of Horus)">Hapy</a> was ape-headed and guarded the lungs; <a href="/wiki/Duamutef" class="mw-redirect" title="Duamutef">Duamutef</a> was jackal-headed and guarded the stomach; <a href="/wiki/Qebehsenuef" class="mw-redirect" title="Qebehsenuef">Qebhseneuf</a> was hawk-headed and guarded the small and large intestines.<sup><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> Sometimes the four canopic jars were placed into a <a href="/wiki/Canopic_chest" title="Canopic chest">canopic chest</a> and buried with the mummified body. A canopic chest resembled a "miniature coffin" and was intricately painted. The Ancient Egyptians believed that by burying their organs with the deceased, they may rejoin in the afterlife.<sup><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> Other times, the organs were cleaned and cleansed, and then returned into the body.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The body cavity was then rinsed and cleaned with wine and an array of spices. The body was sewn up with aromatic plants and spices left inside.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The heart stayed in the body, because in the hall of judgment, it would be weighed against the feather of <a href="/wiki/Maat" title="Maat">Maat</a>. After the body was washed with wine, it was stuffed with bags of <a href="/wiki/Natron" title="Natron">natron</a>. The dehydration process took 40 days.<sup><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG/220px-Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG/330px-Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG/440px-Bemalte_Mumienbinde.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Painted mummy bandage</figcaption></figure> <p>The second part of the process took 30 days. This was the time when the deceased turned into a semi divine being, and all that was left in the body from the first part was removed, followed by applying first wine and then oils. The oils were for ritual purposes, as well as for preventing the limbs and bones from breaking while being wrapped. The body was sometimes colored with a golden resin, which protected the body from bacteria and insects. Additionally, this practice was based on the belief that divine beings had flesh of gold. Next, the body was wrapped in linen cut into strips with <a href="/wiki/Amulets" class="mw-redirect" title="Amulets">amulets</a> while a priest recited prayers and burned <a href="/wiki/Incense" title="Incense">incense</a>. The linen was adhered to the body using gum, opposed to a glue.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dressing provided the body physical protection from the elements, and depending on how wealthy the deceased's family was, the deceased could be dressed with an ornamented funeral mask and shroud.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Special care was given to the head, hands, feet, and genitals, as contemporary mummies reveal extra wrappings and paddings in these areas.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mummies were identified via small, wooden name-tags tied typically around the deceased's neck.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 70-day process is connected to Osiris and the length the star <a href="/wiki/Sothis_(star)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sothis (star)">Sothis</a> was absent from the sky.<sup><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </p><p>The second, moderately expensive option for mummification did not involve an incision into the abdominal cavity or the removal of the internal organs. Instead, the embalmers injected the oil of a cedar tree into the body, which prevented liquid from leaving the body. The body was then laid in natron for a specific number of days. The oil was then drained out of the body, and with it came the internal organs, the stomach and the intestines, which were liquefied by the cedar oil. The flesh dissolved in the natron, which left only skin and bones left of the deceased body. The remains are given back to the family.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cheapest, most basic method of mummification, which was often chosen by the poor, involved purging out the deceased's internal organs, and then laying the body in natron for 70 days. The body was then given back to the family.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animal_mummification">Animal mummification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Animal mummification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Animal_mummy" title="Animal mummy">Animal mummy</a></div> <p>Animals were mummified in Ancient Egypt for many reasons. Household pets that held a special importance to their owners were buried alongside them. However, animals were not only viewed as pets, but as incarnations of the deities. Most <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_deities" title="Ancient Egyptian deities">Ancient Egyptian deities</a> were associated with particular animals, frequently being depicted as such animals or as <a href="/wiki/Theriocephaly" class="mw-redirect" title="Theriocephaly">humans with the heads of such animals</a>. Therefore, animals associated with particular gods were buried to honor those deities. Some animal mummifications were performed to serve as sacred offerings to the deities who often took the form of animals such as cats, frogs, cows, baboons, and vultures. Other animals were mummified with the intention of being a food offering to humans in the afterlife. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon,_Egypt,_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg/220px-Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg/330px-Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg/440px-Mummy_of_a_peregrine_falcon%2C_Egypt%2C_2000-1001_BCE_Wellcome_L0058417.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Mummy of a peregrine falcon <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2000–1001 <span class="smallcaps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">BCE</span></span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>Several kinds of animal remains have been discovered in tombs in the area of Dayr al-Barsha, a Coptic village in Middle Egypt. The remains found in the shafts and burial chambers included dogs, foxes, eagle owls, bats, rodents, and snakes. These were determined to be individuals that had entered the deposits by accident, however. </p><p>Other animal remains that were found were more common and recurred more than those individuals who wound up accidentally trapped in these tombs. These remains included numerous gazelle and cattle bones, as well as calves and goats that were believed to have been as a result of human behavior. This was due to finding that some remains had fragments altered, missing, or separated from their original skeletons. These remains also had traces of paint and cut marks on them, seen especially with cattle skulls and feet. </p><p>Based on this, the natural environment of the Dayr al-Barsha tombs, and the fact that only some parts of these animals were found, the possibility of natural deposition can be ruled out, and the cause of these remains in fact are most likely caused by animal sacrifices, as only the head, foreleg, and feet were apparently selected for deposition within the tombs. According to a study by Christopher Eyre,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> cattle meat was not a part of the daily diet in Ancient Egypt, as the consumption of meat only took place during celebrations, including funerary and mortuary rituals, and the practice of providing the deceased with offerings of cattle as early as the Predynastic period.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Burial_rituals">Burial rituals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Burial rituals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg/220px-Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg/330px-Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg/440px-Opening_of_the_Mouth_-_Tutankhamun_and_Aja.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="452" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ay_(pharaoh)" title="Ay (pharaoh)">Ay</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Leopard_skin_(clothing_in_Ancient_Egypt)" title="Leopard skin (clothing in Ancient Egypt)">leopard skin</a>, performing the opening of the mouth for <a href="/wiki/Tutankhamun" title="Tutankhamun">Tutankhamun</a>. Wall painting from the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_Tutankhamun" title="Tomb of Tutankhamun">Tomb of Tutankhamun</a> (KV 62) (<a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt">18th Dynasty</a>, c. 1325 BCE).</figcaption></figure> <p>After the mummy was prepared, it would need to be re-animated, symbolically, by a priest. The <a href="/wiki/Opening_of_the_mouth_ceremony" title="Opening of the mouth ceremony">opening of the mouth ceremony</a> was conducted by a priest who would utter a spell and touch the mummy or <a href="/wiki/Sarcophagus" title="Sarcophagus">sarcophagus</a> with a ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Adze" title="Adze">adze</a> – a copper or stone blade. This ceremony ensured that the mummy could breathe and speak in the afterlife. In a similar fashion, the priest could utter spells to reanimate the mummy's arms, legs, and other body parts. </p><p>The priests, maybe even the king's successor, proceeded to move the body of the embalmed dead king through the causeway to the <a href="/wiki/Mortuary_temple" title="Mortuary temple">mortuary temple</a>. This is where prayers were recited, incense was burned, and more rituals were performed to help prepare the king for the final journey. The king's mummy was then placed inside the pyramid along with enormous amounts of food, drink, furniture, clothes, and jewelry that were to be used in the afterlife. The pyramid was sealed so that no one would ever enter it again, although the king's soul could move through the burial chamber at will. After the funeral, kings become deities and could be worshipped in the temples beside their pyramid.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In ancient times Egyptians were buried directly in the ground. Usually the bodies would be buried in a <a href="/wiki/Fetal_position" title="Fetal position">compact position</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the weather was so hot and dry, it was easy for the bodies to remain preserved. Ancient Egyptians believed the burial process to be an important part in sending humans to a comfortable afterlife. </p><p>The Egyptians believed that, after death, the deceased could still have such feelings of anger or hold a grudge as during life, as well as feel affection for and concern over the welfare of their still-living family. Hence, the deceased were expected to support and help their living family.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They specifically believed that the abilities of the <i>Ba</i> and <i>Ka</i> are what enabled the dead to support their family: the <i>Ba</i> made it possible for an invisible twin to be released from the body to support the family, while the Ka would recognize the twin when it would come back to the body.<sup id="cite_ref-BM-others-buried_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM-others-buried-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the ideas of the dead being so valuable, it is clear why the Egyptians treated the deceased with respect. </p><p>Less fortunate Egyptians still wanted their family members to be given a proper burial. A typical burial would be held in the desert, where the family would wrap the body in a cloth and bury it with everyday objects so they would be comfortable in the afterlife.<sup id="cite_ref-BM-others-buried_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM-others-buried-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although some commoners could and did afford mummification, most could not due to the expense.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often, poorer Ancient Egyptians are found in mass graves, not mummified and only with minimal household objects. Sites were located throughout the desert, often in areas that are now populated.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tombs">Tombs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Tombs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg/220px-Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg/330px-Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg/440px-Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mastabat_al-Fir%27aun" title="Mastabat al-Fir'aun">Mastabat al-Fir'aun</a>, the mastaba tomb of King <a href="/wiki/Shepseskaf" title="Shepseskaf">Shepseskaf</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fourth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Fourth Dynasty of Egypt">4th Dynasty</a>, c. 2505 BCE)</figcaption></figure> <p>The tomb was the housing for the deceased and served two crucial functions: the tomb provided infinite protection for the deceased to rest, as well as a place for mourners to perform rituals in which aided the deceased into eternal life. Therefore, the ancient Egyptians were very serious about the way in which the tombs were built.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two hallmarks of the tomb included: a burial chamber, which housed the physical body of the deceased (inside a coffin) as well as funerary objects deemed most important, and a "cult place," which resembled a chapel where mourners, family, and friends could congregate. The tomb of a king included a full temple, rather than a chapel.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Typically, the tomb of a deceased person was located somewhere close by their home community. The ancient Egyptians opted to bury the deceased in land that was not particularly fertile or useful for vegetation. Therefore, tombs were mostly built in desert areas. Tombs were usually built near each other and rarely stood alone. For a deceased king, however, the tomb was located in a place of utmost sacredness.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Egypt" title="Prehistoric Egypt">Prehistoric Egypt</a>, bodies were buried in deserts and they would naturally be preserved by dehydration. The "graves" were small oval or rectangular pits dug in the sand. They placed the body of the deceased in a tight position on its left side with a few jars of food and drink and slate palettes with magical religious spells alongside. The size of graves eventually increased according to status and wealth. The dry, desert conditions were a benefit in ancient Egypt for burials of the poor, who could not afford the complex burial preparations that the wealthy had. </p><p>The simple graves evolved into <a href="/wiki/Mudbrick" title="Mudbrick">mudbrick</a> structures called <i><a href="/wiki/Mastabas" class="mw-redirect" title="Mastabas">mastabas</a></i>. Royal mastabas later developed into <a href="/wiki/Step_pyramid" title="Step pyramid">step pyramids</a> and then "true pyramids."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As soon as a king took the throne construction of the burial pyramid would begin. Rituals of the burial, including the "Opening of the mouth ceremony" took place at the <a href="/wiki/Menkaure#Valley_Temple" title="Menkaure">Valley Temple</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While a pyramid's large size was made to protect against robbery, it may also be connected to a religious belief about the sun god, <a href="/wiki/Ra" title="Ra">Ra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A majority of cemeteries were located on the west bank of the Nile, which was viewed metaphorically as "the realm of the dead". The tomb was said to represent the deceased's place in the cosmos, which ultimately depended on the social class of the deceased. If the deceased was of a notably high status, they were buried near the king, whereas middle and lower status individuals were simply buried near the communities in which they had lived.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In many cases, the tombs of those of high-status were situated relatively to the tombs of those of lower status so that they would be viewed as a "focal point". For example, one burial site was designed so that the tombs of the governors were placed alongside the slope of a hill, whereas the tombs of the governor's attendants were placed at the foot of the hill.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coffins">Coffins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Coffins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_(intorno_al_600_a.C.)_-_Neues_Museum,_Berlino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg/220px-Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg/330px-Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg/440px-Sarcofago_di_Ken-Hor_-_Akhmim-Sohag._26a_dinastia_%28intorno_al_600_a.C.%29_-_Neues_Museum%2C_Berlino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3694" /></a><figcaption>Anthropoid coffin and sarcophagus of priest Ken-Hor (<a href="/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt">26th Dynasty</a>, c. 7th century BCE), in the Ägyptisches Museum Berlin</figcaption></figure> <p>After having been preserved, the mummy was placed into a <a href="/wiki/Coffin" title="Coffin">coffin</a>. Although the coffins that housed the deceased bodies were made simply of wood, they were intricately painted and designed to suit each individual. During the Old Kingdom, the following was included on each coffin: the title of the deceased, a list of offerings, a false compartment through which <i>ka</i> could pass through, and painted eyes so that the deceased could look through the coffin.<sup id="cite_ref-:62_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:62-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decorations on the coffin usually fit the deceased's status. </p><p>During the Middle Kingdom, the coffin was treated as if it were a "miniature tomb" and was painted and inscribed as such. Images of the goddesses <a href="/wiki/Isis" title="Isis">Isis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nephthys" title="Nephthys">Nephthys</a> were painted on the coffins, and were said to guard the deceased in the afterlife. Along the sides of the coffins amongst other deities, the four sons of Horus were painted. Prayers were often inscribed on the coffins as well.<sup id="cite_ref-:62_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:62-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anthropoid coffins soon emerged, which were tailored to the contour of the deceased's body. The deceased's face and hair was painted onto the coffin so to personalize it further.<sup id="cite_ref-:62_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:62-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A sarcophagus, which is a large, stone container, was used to house the coffin, and provide supplementary protection to the dead body. The Ancient Egyptians translated the word "sarcophagus" to mean "possessor of life", and therefore, the sarcophagus would aid the deceased into the afterlife.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Damnation">Damnation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Damnation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the funerary practices followed by the Egyptians was preparing properly for the afterlife. <i>Ka</i>, the vital force within the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_concept_of_the_soul" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul">Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul</a>, would not return to the deceased body if embalming was not carried out in the proper fashion.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that case, the body decayed, and possibly became unrecognizable, which rendered the afterlife unattainable for the deceased person.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the proper precautions were not taken, damnation would occur. Damnation meant that Egyptians would not experience the glories of the afterlife where they became a deified figure and would be welcomed by the deities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, damnation was depicted in the books of the underworld. It was a place of opposites; chaos, fire, and struggle.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Different pages of the books of the underworld depict different perspectives of what happens during damnation. It discusses cutting out humanity and individuality from the person and reversing the cosmic order.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judgment">Judgment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Judgment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The idea of judgment went as follows: in order to be considered for the admittance into the afterlife, those who died were obligated to undergo a multi-step judgment by certain deities.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concept and belief in judgment is outlined in the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead" title="Book of the Dead">Book of the Dead</a>, a funerary text of the New Kingdom. The Book of the Dead is composed of spells relating to the deceased and the afterlife. Spell 125, in particular, is understood to be delivered by the deceased at the outset of the judgment process.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg/220px-The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg/330px-The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg/440px-The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2446" data-file-height="1112" /></a><figcaption>The Weighing of the Heart as depicted in the Papyrus of Hunefer (19th Dynasty, c. 1300 BCE)</figcaption></figure> <p>The visual depiction of what judgment looks like has been discovered through ancient Egyptian ruins and artifacts. The procedure was depicted as follows: the deceased's heart was weighed in comparison to the feather of <a href="/wiki/Maat" title="Maat">Maat</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Ammit" title="Ammit">Ammit</a> awaited to eat the heart if the deceased was found to be a sinner.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_34-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among other deities, <a href="/wiki/Osiris" title="Osiris">Osiris</a> was a judge and represented an ideal output of the judgment process for the deceased who entered the judgment hall. This is because Osiris resurrected and regained his godly status after he was justified against his brother Set, who wrongly murdered him.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deceased pleaded to Osiris that they had not committed sin, which is known as a "negative confession".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The forty-two <a href="/wiki/Assessors_of_Maat" title="Assessors of Maat">Assessors of Maat</a> judged how virtuous the life of the deceased was, and this represented the principal element of the deceased entering the afterlife. After passing judgment, the family and friends of the deceased celebrated them and boasted about their righteousness to attain entry into the afterlife.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funerary_texts">Funerary texts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Funerary texts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_texts" title="Ancient Egyptian funerary texts">Ancient Egyptian funerary texts</a></div> <p>Many mummies were provided with some form of funerary literature to take with them to the afterlife. Most funerary literature consists of lists of spells and instructions for navigating the afterlife. During the Old Kingdom, only the king had access to this material, which scholars refer to as the <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Texts" title="Pyramid Texts">Pyramid Texts</a>. The Pyramid Texts are a collection of spells to assure the royal resurrection and protect the king from various malignant influences. <a href="/wiki/Unas" title="Unas">Unas</a> was the first to use this collection of spells, as he and a few subsequent kings had the texts carved on the walls of their pyramids.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These texts were individually chosen from a larger bank of spells. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/First_Intermediate_Period" class="mw-redirect" title="First Intermediate Period">First Intermediate Period</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle Kingdom</a>, some of the Pyramid Text spells also are found in burial chambers of high officials and on many coffins, where they begin to evolve into what scholars call the <a href="/wiki/Coffin_Texts" title="Coffin Texts">Coffin Texts</a>. In this period, the nobles and many non-royal Egyptians began to have access to funerary literature. Although many spells from the earlier texts were carried over, the new coffin texts also had additional spells, along with slight changes made to make this new funerary text more fit for the nobility.<sup id="cite_ref-Erik_Hornung_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erik_Hornung-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">New Kingdom</a>, the Coffin Texts became the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead" title="Book of the Dead">Book of the Dead</a>, or the Funeral Papyri, and they were used through the Late Kingdom. The text in these books was divided according to chapters and spells, which were almost two-hundred in number. Each one of these texts was individualized for the deceased, although to varying degrees. If the person was wealthy enough, then they could commission their own personal version of the text that would include only the spells that they wanted. However, if one was not so wealthy, then one had to make do with mass-produced standardized versions generated with spaces left for insertion of the name of the deceased. </p><p>If the scribe ran out of room while doing the transcription, it would just stop without completion.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not until the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt">Twenty-sixth Dynasty</a> that there began to be any regulation of the order or even the number of spells that were to be included in the Book of the Dead. At that time, the regulation was set at 192 spells to be placed in the book, with certain ones holding the same place at all times.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This makes it seem as if for many of them, the order of the texts was not so important as that it be included among the spells. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Burial_goods">Burial goods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Burial goods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg/203px-Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg" decoding="async" width="203" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg/305px-Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg/406px-Egyptian_funerary_figurines_louvre_180flip.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>A selection of shabti statues</figcaption></figure> <p>Although the types of <a href="/wiki/Burial_goods" class="mw-redirect" title="Burial goods">burial goods</a> changed throughout ancient Egyptian history, their purpose to protect the deceased and provide sustenance in the afterlife remained. </p><p>From the earliest periods of Egyptian history, all Egyptians were buried with at least some goods that they thought were necessary after death. At a minimum, these consisted of everyday objects such as bowls, combs, and other trinkets, along with food. Wealthier Egyptians could afford to be buried with jewelry, furniture, and other valuables, which made them targets of tomb robbers. In the early Dynastic Period, tombs were filled with daily life objects, such as furniture, jewelry, and other valuables. They also contained many stone and pottery vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One important factor in the development of Ancient Egyptian tombs was the need for storage space for the funerary goods. </p><p>As burial customs developed in the Old Kingdom, wealthy citizens were buried in wooden or stone coffins. However, the number of burial goods declined. They were often just a set of copper models of tools and vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting in the First Intermediate period, <a href="/wiki/Wooden_tomb_model" title="Wooden tomb model">wooden models</a> became very popular burial goods. These wooden models often depict everyday activities that the deceased expected to continue doing in the afterlife. Also, a type of rectangular <a href="/wiki/Coffin" title="Coffin">coffin</a> became the standard, being brightly painted and often including an <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_offering_formula" title="Ancient Egyptian offering formula">offering formula</a>. Objects of daily use were not often included in the tombs during that period. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg/170px-Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg/255px-Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg/340px-Egyptian_-_Heart_Scarab_of_Bak-en-Djehuti_-_Walters_42380_-_Back.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1279" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>The ancient Egyptians put green stone scarab beetles into the coffins of important people, along with the mummified bodies. Late <a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="New Kingdom of Egypt">New Kingdom</a> or <a href="/wiki/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt" title="Third Intermediate Period of Egypt">Third Intermediate Period</a> (c. 12th century-8th century BCE)</figcaption></figure> <p>At the end of the Middle Kingdom, new object types were introduced into burials, such as the first <a href="/wiki/Ushabti" title="Ushabti">shabtis</a> and the first <a href="/wiki/Heart_scarab" title="Heart scarab">heart scarabs</a>. Shabtis were little clay statues made to perform tasks on command for the king. During that period objects of daily use appear in tombs again having become magical items also employed for protecting the living. Scarabs (beetles) collect animal dung and roll it into little balls. To the Egyptians, these balls resembled the life-giving Sun, so they hoped that scarabs would bring them long life. <a href="/wiki/Scarab_(artifact)" title="Scarab (artifact)">Scarabs</a> have been found in tombs and graves.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the New Kingdom, some of the old burial customs changed. For example, an anthropoid coffin shape became standardized and the deceased were provided with a small shabti statue, which the Egyptians believed would perform work for them in the afterlife. Elite burials were often filled with objects of daily use. Under <a href="/wiki/Ramesses_II" title="Ramesses II">Ramesses II</a> and later, all daily life objects disappear from tombs. Most often burials at that time only contained a selection of items especially made for the burial. Also, in later burials, the numbers of shabti statues increased; in some burials, numbering more than four hundred statues. In addition to these shabti statues, the deceased could be buried with many different types of magical figurines to protect them from harm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funerary_boats">Funerary boats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Funerary boats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg/220px-Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg/330px-Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg/440px-Ure_Museum_ancient_Egyptian_funerary_boat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Ancient Egyptian funerary boat on display at the Ure Museum from the "Tomb of the Officials" at Beni Hassan (12th Dynasty, c. 19th century BCE)</figcaption></figure> <p>Funerary boats were a part of some ancient Egyptian burials.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boats played a major role in Egyptian religion because they were conceived as the main means by which the deities traveled across the sky and through to the <a href="/wiki/Underworld" title="Underworld">netherworld</a>. One type of boat used at funerals was for making pilgrimages to holy sites such as <a href="/wiki/Abydos,_Egypt" title="Abydos, Egypt">Abydos</a>. A large funerary boat, for example, was found near a royal pyramid from the Old Kingdom for <a href="/wiki/Khufu" title="Khufu">Khufu</a>. The funerary boats were usually made of wood; the Egyptians used a collection of papyrus reeds and tied them together with the wood very tightly.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most common route for funerary boats to the afterlife was the River Nile. The boat carried the coffin and often had a dog in the boat since they believed a dog would lead the deceased to the afterlife.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The boats usually measured about 20 feet or longer. These however did not match those of the great kings such as Khufu (who built the Great Pyramid). His <a href="/wiki/Khufu_ship" title="Khufu ship">funerary boat</a> was approximately 144 feet long with 12 oars. Common funerary boats were smaller sized with fewer oars.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the Ure Museum, there is an Egyptian funerary boat on display that represents a typical tomb offering. This boat symbolizes the transport of the dead from life to the afterlife. In Ancient Egypt death was seen as a journey by boat. More specifically, it was seen as a trip across their River Nile that joined the North and South. This funerary boat offering from the "Tomb of the Officials" at Beni Hassan, was added to the museum collection in 1923 from the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_study_of_ancient_Egyptian_mummies_today">The study of ancient Egyptian mummies today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: The study of ancient Egyptian mummies today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg/220px-Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg/330px-Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg/440px-Walter_Koenig_x-ray_of_%C3%84S_18_knees.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1112" data-file-height="1521" /></a><figcaption>The first X-ray of a mummified Egyptian showing the knees of a child mummy in the collection of <a href="/wiki/Naturmuseum_Senckenberg" title="Naturmuseum Senckenberg">Naturmuseum Senckenberg</a><sup id="cite_ref-Zesch_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zesch-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to sources by ancient writers and modern scientists, a better understanding of the Ancient Egyptian mummification process is promoted through the study of mummies. The majority of what is known to be true about the mummification process is based on the writing of early historians who carefully recorded the processes—one of whom was <a href="/wiki/Herodotus" title="Herodotus">Herodotus</a>. Now, modern day archaeologists are using the writings of early historians as a basis for their study. The advancement of new technology including x-rays has allowed for the analysis of mummies without destroying the elaborate outer wrappings of the body. In addition to the use of x-rays, autopsies are also being performed in order to gain a better understanding of the diseases suffered by Ancient Egyptians as well as the treatments used for these diseases. A <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnant</a> mummy sheds light on pregnancy complications and prenatal care and treatments.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In learning their age of death, experts are able to create a timeline of the dates regarding the ruling of Egyptian kings. In looking at the bones of the mummified bodies, experts get a better idea of the average height and life span. Studying Ancient Egyptian Mummies, archaeologists are able to learn about the past. </p><p>Chemical analysis has continually produced new insights on the composition of embalming mixtures. Ingredients for the "recipe" was not mentioned in any Egyption text, and only very fragmentarily mentioned by later Greek and Roman sources. Since the 1970s, chemists have tested the composition of mummies and bandages to figure out the various oils, waxes, and herbs used.<sup id="cite_ref-canopic_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canopic-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, a <a href="/wiki/26th_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Dynasty">26th Dynasty</a> embalming workshop was unearthed at <a href="/wiki/Saqqara" title="Saqqara">Saqqara</a>. A number of clay beakers and bowls were found inscribed with instructions for use (e.g. "to put on the head") or the name of the substances (e.g. "sefet"). A 2022 paper reports the chemical composition of their contents, noting that a number of embalming materials come from trade outside of Egypt.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, similar tests were performed on <a href="/wiki/18th_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Dynasty">18th Dynasty</a> <a href="/wiki/Canopic_jar" title="Canopic jar">canopic jar</a> balm residues.<sup id="cite_ref-canopic_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canopic-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Depictions_in_modern_culture">Depictions in modern culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_practices&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Depictions in modern 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href="/wiki/Mortuary_temple" title="Mortuary temple">Mortuary temples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_offering_formula" title="Ancient Egyptian offering formula">Offering formula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opening_of_the_mouth_ceremony" title="Opening of the mouth ceremony">Opening of the mouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids" title="Egyptian pyramids">Pyramids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_temple" title="Egyptian temple">Temples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veneration_of_the_dead" title="Veneration of the dead">Veneration of the dead</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_deities" title="Ancient Egyptian deities">Deities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ogdoad_(Egyptian)" title="Ogdoad (Egyptian)">Ogdoad</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amun" title="Amun">Amun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amunet" title="Amunet">Amunet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hauhet" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauhet">Hauhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heh_(god)" title="Heh (god)">Heh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kauket" class="mw-redirect" title="Kauket">Kauket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kek_(mythology)" title="Kek (mythology)">Kek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naunet" class="mw-redirect" title="Naunet">Naunet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nu_(mythology)" title="Nu (mythology)">Nu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ennead" title="Ennead">Ennead</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atum" title="Atum">Atum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geb" title="Geb">Geb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isis" title="Isis">Isis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nephthys" title="Nephthys">Nephthys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nut_(goddess)" title="Nut (goddess)">Nut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osiris" title="Osiris">Osiris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Set_(deity)" title="Set (deity)">Set</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shu_(Egyptian_god)" title="Shu (Egyptian god)">Shu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tefnut" title="Tefnut">Tefnut</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;;width:1%">Triads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Theban_Triad" title="Theban Triad">Theban Triad</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>A</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aati" title="Aati">Aati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aker_(deity)" title="Aker (deity)">Aker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhty_(deity)" title="Akhty (deity)">Akhty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amenhotep,_son_of_Hapu" title="Amenhotep, son of Hapu">Amenhotep, son of Hapu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesemi" title="Amesemi">Amesemi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammit" title="Ammit">Ammit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Am-heh" title="Am-heh">Am-heh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amu-Aa" title="Amu-Aa">Amu-Aa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anat" title="Anat">Anat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andjety" title="Andjety">Andjety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anhur" title="Anhur">Anhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anput" title="Anput">Anput</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anubis" title="Anubis">Anubis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuket" title="Anuket">Anuket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apedemak" title="Apedemak">Apedemak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apep" title="Apep">Apep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apis_(deity)" title="Apis (deity)">Apis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apt_(Egyptian)" title="Apt (Egyptian)">Apt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aqen" title="Aqen">Aqen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arensnuphis" title="Arensnuphis">Arensnuphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ash_(deity)" title="Ash (deity)">Ash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assessors_of_Maat" title="Assessors of Maat">Assessors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astarte" title="Astarte">Astarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aten" title="Aten">Aten</a></li> <li><b>B</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babi_(mythology)" title="Babi (mythology)">Babi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banebdjedet" title="Banebdjedet">Banebdjedet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastet" title="Bastet">Bastet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bat_(goddess)" title="Bat (goddess)">Bat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bata_(god)" title="Bata (god)">Bata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ba-Pef" title="Ba-Pef">Ba-Pef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennu" title="Bennu">Bennu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bes" title="Bes">Bes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buchis" title="Buchis">Buchis</a></li> <li><b>C</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavern_deities_of_the_underworld" title="Cavern deities of the underworld">Cavern deities</a></li> <li><b>D</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedun" title="Dedun">Dedun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionysus-Osiris" title="Dionysus-Osiris">Dionysus-Osiris</a></li> <li><b>F</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_sons_of_Horus" title="Four sons of Horus">Four sons of Horus</a></li> <li><b>G</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gate_deities_of_the_underworld" title="Gate deities of the underworld">Gate deities</a></li> <li><b>H</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ha_(mythology)" title="Ha (mythology)">Ha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hapi_(Nile_god)" title="Hapi (Nile god)">Hapi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathor" title="Hathor">Hathor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatmehit" title="Hatmehit">Hatmehit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hauron" title="Hauron">Hauron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedetet" title="Hedetet">Hedetet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedjhotep" title="Hedjhotep">Hedjhotep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heka_(god)" title="Heka (god)">Heka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemen" title="Hemen">Hemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemsut" title="Hemsut">Hemsut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henet" title="Henet">Henet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heqet" title="Heqet">Heqet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermanubis" title="Hermanubis">Hermanubis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heryshaf" title="Heryshaf">Heryshaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesat" title="Hesat">Hesat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horus" title="Horus">Horus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harpocrates" title="Harpocrates">Harpocrates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hu_(mythology)" title="Hu (mythology)">Hu</a></li> <li><b>I</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iabet" title="Iabet">Iabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iah" title="Iah">Iah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iat" title="Iat">Iat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igai_(deity)" title="Igai (deity)">Igai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ihy" title="Ihy">Ihy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikhemu-sek" title="Ikhemu-sek">Ikhemu-sek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imentet" title="Imentet">Imentet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imhotep" title="Imhotep">Imhotep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipy_(goddess)" title="Ipy (goddess)">Ipy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iunit" title="Iunit">Iunit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iusaaset" title="Iusaaset">Iusaaset</a></li> <li><b>K</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kebechet" title="Kebechet">Kebechet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khensit" title="Khensit">Khensit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khenti-Amentiu" title="Khenti-Amentiu">Khenti-Amentiu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khenti-kheti" title="Khenti-kheti">Khenti-kheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khepri" title="Khepri">Khepri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherty" title="Kherty">Kherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khnum" title="Khnum">Khnum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khonsu" title="Khonsu">Khonsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothar-wa-Khasis" title="Kothar-wa-Khasis">Kothar-wa-Khasis</a></li> <li><b>M</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maahes" title="Maahes">Maahes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maat" title="Maat">Ma'at</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mafdet" title="Mafdet">Mafdet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandulis" title="Mandulis">Mandulis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medjed" title="Medjed">Medjed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehen" title="Mehen">Mehen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehet-Weret" title="Mehet-Weret">Mehet-Weret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehit" title="Mehit">Mehit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menhit" title="Menhit">Menhit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meret" title="Meret">Meret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meretseger" title="Meretseger">Meretseger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meskhenet" title="Meskhenet">Meskhenet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Min_(god)" title="Min (god)">Min</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mnevis" title="Mnevis">Mnevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montu" title="Montu">Montu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mut" title="Mut">Mut</a></li> <li><b>N</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebethetepet" title="Nebethetepet">Nebethetepet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebtuwi" title="Nebtuwi">Nebtuwi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nefertem" title="Nefertem">Nefertem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehebkau" title="Nehebkau">Nehebkau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehmetawy" title="Nehmetawy">Nehmetawy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neith" title="Neith">Neith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nekhbet" title="Nekhbet">Nekhbet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemty" title="Nemty">Nemty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neper_(mythology)" title="Neper (mythology)">Neper</a></li> <li><b>P</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakhet" title="Pakhet">Pakhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perit_(goddess)" title="Perit (goddess)">Perit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petbe" title="Petbe">Petbe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ptah" title="Ptah">Ptah</a></li> <li><b>Q</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qebui" title="Qebui">Qebui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qed-her" title="Qed-her">Qed-her</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qetesh" title="Qetesh">Qetesh</a></li> <li><b>R</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ra" title="Ra">Ra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raet-Tawy" title="Raet-Tawy">Raet-Tawy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekhyt" title="Rekhyt">Rekhyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rem_(mythology)" title="Rem (mythology)">Rem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renenutet" title="Renenutet">Renenutet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renpet" title="Renpet">Renpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renpetneferet" title="Renpetneferet">Renpetneferet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Repyt" title="Repyt">Repyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resheph" title="Resheph">Resheph</a></li> <li><b>S</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sah_(god)" title="Sah (god)">Sah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satis_(goddess)" title="Satis (goddess)">Satis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebiumeker" title="Sebiumeker">Sebiumeker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seker" title="Seker">Seker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhmet" title="Sekhmet">Sekhmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serapis" title="Serapis">Serapis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serket" title="Serket">Serket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seshat" title="Seshat">Seshat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shai" title="Shai">Shai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shed_(deity)" title="Shed (deity)">Shed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesmetet" title="Shesmetet">Shesmetet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shezmu" title="Shezmu">Shezmu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sia_(god)" title="Sia (god)">Sia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobek" title="Sobek">Sobek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopdet" title="Sopdet">Sopdet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sopdu" title="Sopdu">Sopdu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souls_of_Pe_and_Nekhen" title="Souls of Pe and Nekhen">Souls of Pe and Nekhen</a></li> <li><b>T</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatenen" title="Tatenen">Tatenen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taweret" title="Taweret">Taweret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayt" title="Tayt">Tayt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ta-Bitjet" title="Ta-Bitjet">Ta-Bitjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoth" title="Thoth">Thoth</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hermes_Trismegistus" title="Hermes Trismegistus">Hermes Trismegistus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tjenenyet" title="Tjenenyet">Tjenenyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tutu_(Egyptian_god)" title="Tutu (Egyptian god)">Tutu</a></li> <li><b>U</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unut" title="Unut">Unut</a></li> <li><b>W</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadjet" title="Wadjet">Wadjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadj-wer" title="Wadj-wer">Wadj-wer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weneg_(Egyptian_deity)" title="Weneg (Egyptian deity)">Weneg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wepset" title="Wepset">Wepset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wepwawet" title="Wepwawet">Wepwawet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werethekau" title="Werethekau">Werethekau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wosret" title="Wosret">Wosret</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Egyptian_legendary_creatures" title="Category:Egyptian legendary creatures">Creatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aani" title="Aani">Aani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abtu" title="Abtu">Abtu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffin" title="Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hieracosphinx" title="Hieracosphinx">Hieracosphinx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medjed_(fish)" title="Medjed (fish)">Medjed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serpopard" title="Serpopard">Serpopard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Set_animal" title="Set animal">Sha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sphinx" title="Sphinx">Sphinx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uraeus" title="Uraeus">Uraeus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dedi" title="Dedi">Dedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djadjaemankh" title="Djadjaemankh">Djadjaemankh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rededjet" title="Rededjet">Rededjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubaoner" title="Ubaoner">Ubaoner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aaru" title="Aaru">Aaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhet_(hieroglyph)" title="Akhet (hieroglyph)">Akhet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benben" title="Benben">Benben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duat" title="Duat">Duat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_of_Manu" title="Land of Manu">Land of Manu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Indestructibles" title="The Indestructibles">The Indestructibles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#decd87;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Ancient_Egyptian_symbols" title="Category:Ancient Egyptian symbols">Symbols<br />and objects</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ankh" title="Ankh">Ankh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atef" title="Atef">Atef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cartouche_(hieroglyph)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartouche (hieroglyph)">Cartouche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_mummy" title="Corn mummy">Corn mummy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crook_and_flail" title="Crook and flail">Crook and flail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_of_justification" title="Crown of justification">Crown of justification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deshret" title="Deshret">Deshret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djed" title="Djed">Djed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_obelisk" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian obelisk">Egyptian obelisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_pool" title="Egyptian pool">Egyptian pool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Horus" title="Eye of Horus">Eye of Horus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Ra" title="Eye of Ra">Eye of Ra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hedjet" title="Hedjet">Hedjet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemhem_crown" title="Hemhem crown">Hemhem crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennu" title="Hennu">Hennu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horus_on_the_Crocodiles" title="Horus on the Crocodiles">Horus on the Crocodiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypocephalus" title="Hypocephalus">Hypocephalus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imiut_fetish" title="Imiut fetish">Imiut fetish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khepresh" title="Khepresh">Khepresh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kneph" title="Kneph">Kneph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menat" title="Menat">Menat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebu" title="Nebu">Nebu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemes" title="Nemes">Nemes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neshmet" title="Neshmet">Neshmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouroboros" title="Ouroboros">Ouroboros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pschent" title="Pschent">Pschent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarab_(artifact)" title="Scarab (artifact)">Scarab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serekh" title="Serekh">Serekh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shen_ring" title="Shen ring">Shen ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_barque" title="Solar barque">Solar barque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyet" title="Tyet">Tyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ushabti" title="Ushabti">Ushabti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulture_crown" title="Vulture crown">Vulture crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Was-sceptre" title="Was-sceptre">Was-sceptre</a></li> <li><a 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