Become an Egyptian mummy

Author: Stuart Ark
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: As a wealthy person in ancient Egypt, prepare for the arrival of the god of death. To achieve immortality in the afterlife, your body must undergo a special processing procedure to become a mummy. It's really disgusting! Expert Tips: Use a hook through the nose to remove the mummy's brain. Use onions as eyes. To achieve a realistic visual effect, you must fill the mummy's abdomen with cloth strips and sawdust. Use myrrh to make the mummy smell fragrant. Make sure to place amulets in the burial cloth to gain protection in the afterlife. As far as we know, ancient Egypt originated along the Nile River in North Africa 5,000 years ago. The Nile River nourishes this fertile land, though on the other side of the river lies a desolate desert known as the "Land of the Dead." The history of ancient Egypt spans thirty centuries, during which the country was ruled by kings called pharaohs. The ancient Egyptians believed that pharaohs were divine beings reborn, so it was crucial to make the gods happy. People built massive monuments to honor the pharaohs. The ancient Egyptians believed in the cycle of life and death, and they believed that mentioning the names of the deceased would grant them eternal life. Another way to achieve rebirth was to dry the body immediately after death and wrap it in linen. This process was called mummification.
As time passes, return to ancient Egypt 3,000 years ago. Imagine you are a wealthy person in ancient Egypt who is about to die. You want to live forever. To achieve immortality, you must undergo a series of expensive and complex processes to become a mummy. Get ready quickly—the god of death is coming.