Then embalming materials are Dehydroabietic Acid (is common indicator of the use of coniferous resins in the embalming process), Guaiacol (like cedar oil, have bacterial effects and inhibit decomposition), and Sterane (show whether bitumen was used during embalming.) Mummies were bandaged with linen, and after every layer oils, resins and balms were applied.
Some of these substances contained compounds with antimicrobial activity that could aid the preservation of the body. Along the sawdust linen, these included myrrh, cinnamon, frankincense, cassia, mastic resin, and onions. These materials are Cinnamaldehyde (present in cinnamon and cassia) and Linalool (present in cassia and mastic). This caused rapid desiccation of the body and saponification of the fats, preventing decomposition.Īfter drying the body could be stuffed with a range of materials before embalming. After the organs were removed, the empty cavities were stuffed with natron, a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, and small quantity of sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium Sulfate were used to dry the body. Different chemicals were used to help in the preserving process of a dead body. The process of embalming was a complicated process that was done by the priests. Basics of the Mummification Process and Its Main Steps The proper process of preserving the body for the afterlife is the ‘Mummification Process’. That’s why the dead body of a human being or an animal is embalmed to be ready for burial- ‘Mummy’. Therefore, preserving body was important. The spirit needs its body to be able to do these things in the afterlife and if the body is destroyed, the spirit wouldn’t be able to live on after death.
They believed that the soul/spirit would enjoy all the same pleasures-in the afterlife-that the body used to enjoy in the real life. So, let us discuss how and why this is done by looking at the definition of ‘Mummification’.Įgyptians believed that every person has a body and a soul or spirit that would live on after death. People love to watch a great mummy movie, yet what actually goes on behind all the body-wrapping and how someone can become a mummy is not as easy as it looks. These are all names of famous movies involving stories about Egyptian Mummies that have held interest of people around the world. ‘The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb’, ‘Dawn of the Mummy’, ‘The Mummy’s Shroud’.
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