The Egyptian Mummification Process: How Egyptian Mummies Were Made

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The Egyptian Mummification Process: How Egyptian Mummies Were Made
This video describes the process of mummification step by step. The ancient Egyptian tradition of mummifying the human body after death was a very complex process. To create an Egyptian mummy, the embalmers had to remove the brain and the internal organs. The internal organs were placed in canopic jars. Then the body was dehydrated to preserve it without the risk of rotting. After the body was dried with natron, the body was wrapped in many layers of linen stripes and placed in a sarcophagus inside a tomb for its final resting place. Thus, the Egyptian mummies are preserved even today. To help the person in the afterlife, sometimes they also mummified the pet animals and placed them in the tomb with the mummy, together with several other items the person might need in the afterlife.
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0:00 - Intro to Egyptian mummies
0:44 - Egyptian mummification process of the body
1:37 - What is natron?
1:46 - The role of canopic jars in organ preservation
2:36 - Preparing the body for mummification
4:16 - Placing the mummy in the tomb
4:34 - Mummified pet animals
5:17 - Why did ancient Egyptians mummified bodies?
5:29 - The myth of Osiris
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@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed learning about the ancient Egyptian mummification process.

@ansenzhi-hanlai6407 3 жыл бұрын

This fun fact about mummification isnt directly about Egyptian Mummification, but I know that there was an ancient Chinese Chancellor living in 100-200 BC named Xin Zhui, who was also mummified in similar fashions. Her mummification was so well preserved, likely due to climatic factors and also the delicate mummification process (including using 22 dresses of silk and hemp to cover her). In fact, when scientists decided to look at her state of body, they even found her last meal still in her stomach. Even after thousands of years, it is amazing how a body can be still well-preserved. That is why sometimes they give her the nickname, the Immortal Mummy

@vishal1980 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot It really helps me Watching you from India 🙏

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm so happy to hear you found it helpful!

@nouraalbraiki9866 3 жыл бұрын

I really loved this video, and think it's my favorite so far as the mummification process is so much more interesting than I expected! I did not expect the process to be this long and intricate. One fun fact I remember learning about mummies in school is that they put food in their tombs in preparation for the afterlife (meat, poultry, grains, fruits, etc.). And they would take measures to ensure the preservation of these foods.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

That's a very interesting fact about the food. They wanted too make sure everything was in place for the afterlife, so they even mummified food in a similar way as they would mummify a human body.

@denatasterephrem 3 жыл бұрын

This entire process of storying the inner body was quite interesting as I have not heard of it before. Another interesting fact about mummies is that, while the most popular mummies are in Egypt, other places in the world such as Venzone in Italy and Inca and Aymara cultures in south America also mummified dead bodies.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

There are mummies in many cultures around the world, it's very interesting to see similarities between cultures.

@danielcria456 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@hectormedina7198 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and thanks for sharing.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm happy to hear you found it interesting!

@peektower4346 3 жыл бұрын

interesting video but aslo make a video on mohenjo daro and harappa

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for the suggestion, these sites look very interesting with so much history behind them. I look forward to reading more about them and maybe I can make a video on this in the future.

@sharonlee1509 3 жыл бұрын

A fun fact that I learned is that mummification was very expensive in the past (the most expensive mummification costed around 30 kg of silver) and still is today. It was interesting that some modern people still choose to go through mummification (and even their pets!). The cost of mummification only increased so nowadays it's extremely expensive, costing around $70,000.

@TrollDude9000 3 жыл бұрын

In addition to what is being done to organs during the mummification process, the reason why the heart was sometimes left behind is that the muscular organ was thought to be the center of intelligence amongst humans, which is why the brain was also thrown out during the mummification process.

@1239848 3 жыл бұрын

I took a class about Egyptology during my J-term in my first year, and I learned a fascinating fact about the process of mummification: onions were sometimes used to fill body cavities, often serving as false eyes.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting about the use of onions in the mummy!

@mrdark7933 2 жыл бұрын

it was very goooooooooood

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@physicsworld660 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on Indus valley civilization.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll add that to the list of future videos.

@raynali6098 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the display of linen bandages covered with vignettes from the Book of the Dead in Louvre Abu Dhabi. It is interesting to see what important role pictures and hieroglyphs have played in the honouring and protection of the deceased in ancient Egypt.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

It is very interesting to see how much work went into preparing the deceased for the afterlife.

@chaeminkim1561 3 жыл бұрын

When I first learned about Egyptian mummification process, it was a big shock to me that they removed all organs such as brain through the nose, because in Korea the body is literally put into the tomb only after the body was cleansed (for high hierarchy) or just as the last form the person was in.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

It is very interesting to see how different cultures have different ways taking care of the body of the deceased.

@ioanbaias5479 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤

@ioanbaias5479 2 жыл бұрын

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@hanzallausman5299 3 жыл бұрын

I found it quite interesting to know that it takes around 70days to complete the mummification process. It signifies the belief of the people of the time that they would spend intense man hours to prepare the dead for the afterlife.

@umno3472 3 жыл бұрын

Studying AP Art History, I learned that Egyptians preferred the method of mummification because they believed in the afterlife. In order to pass on well to the afterlife, they believed that the dead figure should be preserved in the best way possible, and that is why they invented mummies so that the human figure would be well-preserved.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

It was very important for them to preserve the body for the afterlife.

@ghulamuratazpanhwar9260 Жыл бұрын

thanx 1st qs is salts using to perserve mummificatin process have any equation now days pl. ans

@MariaBaiasHeritage Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by equation? Do you mean if we know the quantity of salts that were used? Can you please clarify?

@yomeow6120 3 жыл бұрын

The mummification process is really interesting as I can tell how the ancient Egyptians had been gradually developing better methods for preservation. Another story I knew is that when mummies were first discovered, wealthy Europeans thought these mummies might be medicinally important to help them recover from illness.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 3 жыл бұрын

That's a very interesting fact. I wonder why people believed that... Do you know what led them to have these beliefs?

@kurenai5000 2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaBaiasHeritage This is a bit nasty, but the body can and has been used in the past to soak up medicinal ingredients. Essentially pickling or marinating. Then parts are used medicinally because the flesh holds these medicinal herbs, minerals, oils, etc. I imagine all of the herbal oils and natron condensed in the mummies skin and flesh which caused it to have great health effects.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

@@kurenai5000 I'd love to read more about this. Could you please share a link for the reference? I only found details about "mumia", but that's more about the use of bitumen for medicinal purposes.

@kurenai5000 2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaBaiasHeritage Sure, here's some pages - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_man en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicines_derived_from_the_human_body You might also want to lookup any information about bamboo fed pigs in China. That could give you some more ideas on how an animal and what it consumes can change it. It's not exactly on topic but it will stimulate some ideas on how the science works.

@MariaBaiasHeritage 2 жыл бұрын

@@kurenai5000 Thanks for the links!

@kadybernas6658 11 ай бұрын

I like it it’s not scary

@MariaBaiasHeritage 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you like it!

@tonacarapiavalle1017 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of the maks which were created for the mummies (specifcally for people who weren ot from rich families) were made out of Papyrus. Masks for richer people were usuually made out of gold or other more expensive materials. With today's technology, scientists have been able to separate the different layers and actually have been able to read some of the writing in the papyrus that was used from casual letters to ancient poems.