Ancient Egyptian Mummification

Ancient Egyptian Mummification
Mummification is the method of embalming a dead body. The Ancient Egyptians started this practice about 2600 B.C. The process of becoming a mummy was very expensive. Normally only Pharaohs, members of nobility, and officials laid to rest in the tombs of Egypt. One might ask, “Why become a mummy?” The Egyptian religious beliefs were founded on the fact that of the outer physical self is most important.
Survival after death depended upon the preservation of the body. At the day of resurrection, the Ka or soul would re-enter the dead body. In order for soul to return, the body had to be intact. Without the physical body, the soul could not find peace or rest. This alludes to the idea that the physical body the most important part of death. This belief influences the architectural design of the tomb, where the corpse was ultimately sealed (Silverman: 142, 1997). It followed logically, that ‘once the corpse was embalmed or mummified, it mus...