10 How to make a mummy

HOW TO MAKE A MUMMY The Egyptians believed in an afterlife where they would be reborn as spirits, but only if their bodies were preserved as mummies. Only very rich people could afford this, and it took at least 70 days to mummify a pharaoh. Before reaching the afterlife, the spirits of the dead were thought to travel through an underworld called Duat. STEP 1 The body was cleaned using water and salt. The internal organs were taken out and placed in special jars. Canopic jars with the heads of Egyptian gods STEP 2 The body was filled with bags of salt and left for 40 days to dry out. After, it was stuffed with bandages and spices. The priests who oversaw mummification wore a mask of the god Anubis

如何制作木乃伊埃及人相信有来生，他们会以灵魂的形式重生，但前提是他们的身体被保存为木乃伊。 只有非常有钱的人才付得起这笔钱，而且制作法老的木乃伊至少需要70天。 在到达来世之前，死者的灵魂被认为要经过一个叫做Duat的地下世界。 1 .用水和盐清洗尸体。 内脏被取出，放在特殊的罐子里。 2 .将尸体装满盐袋，放置40天晾干。 之后，里面塞满了绷带和香料。 监督木乃伊制作的祭司们戴着阿努比斯神的面具

STEP 3 The body was then coated with gum and wrapped in linen strips. Tucked among them were special objects that were meant to protect the dead person in the afterlife. STEP 4 The mummified body was placed in a decorated stone coffin called a sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was placed inside a tomb. Some sarcophagi were made from granite and were really heavy ANIMAL MUMMIES! The Egyptians mummified animals too, including cats, crocodiles, fish, baboons, and birds. These animal mummies were offerings to the gods, but were also to make sure beloved pets would journey to the afterlife.

然后在尸体上涂上口香糖，并用亚麻布条包裹。 在他们中间藏着一些特殊的东西，用来保护死者的来世。 4 .木乃伊化的尸体被放置在一个被称为石棺的装饰过的石棺中。 石棺被放在一座坟墓里。 有些石棺是由花岗岩制成的，是非常沉重的动物木乃伊！埃及人还制作了动物木乃伊，包括猫、鳄鱼、鱼、狒狒和鸟类。 这些动物木乃伊是献给神灵的祭品，但也是为了确保心爱的宠物能够前往来世。