How Were Egyptians Turned into Mummies?
written on papyrus rolls and were often beautifully decorated. These preparations led up to the funeral procession, which included mourners, servants, and priests. The mummy was deposited in its tomb to await, according to Egyptian belief, the weighing of its deed in the scale of Osiris. Since the Egyptian gods were associated with animals, the Egyptians also mummified jackals, cats, snakes, lizards, hawks, bulls, baboons, and crocodiles. Near the cities there were large cemeteries for animals. Sources: www.egyptartsite.com/mummy.html www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/mummy2.html www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/main.html www.egyptologyonline.com/mummification.
