After death, the pharaohs of Egypt were mummified and buried in tombs. Members of the government and officials also received the same treatment, and sometimes common people who could afford the process. The process to mummify a person took around seventy days, and was a long process with with several steps. People were in charge of treating and wrapping the body. The body was taken to them by the family and chose the method and quality of the mummification. The best and expensive methods were used on the more wealthy people, but the cheaper methods were used on those who could not afford that much. The brain was removed by inserting instruments up through the nostrils in order to pull out brain tissue. It was a hard and careful operation. They then removed the organs of the abdomen and chest, and removed all internal organs of the body except for the heart, which was to be used in …show more content…
The liver was placed in the Imset jar, which was shaped as a human head. The lungs were placed in the jar of Hapi, shaped as a baboon’s head. The stomach was placed in the Duamutef jar, that had the head of a jackal, and the intestines of the lower body were placed in the jar that had the shape of the falcon, Kebechsenef. The embalmers then removed all moisture from the body, using natron to soak up water from the body. After seventy days, after the body was dried they washed and rubbed it with oil and spices. The inside of the body was filled with clothes, their face was painted, and the hair was neatly combed. They then carefully wrapped the body with hundreds yards of linen. The chief embalmer would dress as Anubis and would bless the body and the priests would send prayers to help the person in the afterlife. The body was then wrapped in bandages and magical amulets that were placed with it to provide power, protection, and rebirth. After the body was returned to the family, they placed it in a