Today I read in our Usborne Encyclopedia of History about the ancient Egyptians and how the mummified bodies. It was interesting and disturbing at the same time. First, they took the insides out and put them in canopic jars. Then, they covered the body with salt to dry it out. The inside of the body was stuffed with linen, spices, sawdust, and natron. Next, the body was wrapped in bandages. Lucky charms and amulets were placed between the layers. Then, a priest dressed as Anubis, their god of the dead, prayed over the body. Then they put it in three layers of coffin. If it was a king, then they would build a huge pyramid over his resting place. If it was a normal person, they would get a pile of rocks or a small pyramid.
(Posted with Mom's help.)
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