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Egyptian Mummification | Part 4 | Packed in Natron
Part 4 | Scene from a large embalming workshop in Egypt, Dynasty 21, about 1085 BC.
The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in mounds of natron which will dry them out. The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife. These organs were given separate treatment; embalmed, wrapped and placed in the four so–called ‘Canopic Jars’.
Natron is a naturally occurring combination of baking soda and other salts absorbing water and is mildly antiseptic. The drying of the body and organs took about 40 days. Fluids from the body were absorbed, or dripped off the slanted tables.
The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois.
The Complete Egyptian Mummification Process:
2. Incision & Removal
3. Internal Organs Removed
4. Packed in Natron
5. Scavengers
6. Bandaging
7. Scavengers
Egyptian Mummification | Part 4 | Packed in Natron
Part 4 | Scene from a large embalming workshop in Egypt, Dynasty 21, about 1085 BC.
The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in mounds of natron which will dry them out. The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife. These organs were given separate treatment; embalmed, wrapped and placed in the four so–called ‘Canopic Jars’.
Natron is a naturally occurring combination of baking soda and other salts absorbing water and is mildly antiseptic. The drying of the body and organs took about 40 days. Fluids from the body were absorbed, or dripped off the slanted tables.
The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois.
The Complete Egyptian Mummification Process:
2. Incision & Removal
3. Internal Organs Removed
4. Packed in Natron
5. Scavengers
6. Bandaging
7. Scavengers