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Mummies
Making Mummies 6th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| afterlife | idea of heaven |
| scarab beetle | ate the mummy's sins |
| canopic jars | jars to keep the internal organs |
| tomb | burial room for the mummy |
| funeral | ceremony for dead person |
| mourners | people paid to cry |
| mummification | process of preserving a dead body |
| natron | salt |
| linen | cloth strips to wrap body |
| funeral mask | mask that looked like the dead person |
| cartouche | Name tag for mummy's coffin |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing |
| priest | person in charge of mummification |
| coffin | long, narrow box to bury a dead person |
| scale | used to weigh the mummy's heart against the feather of truth |
| Book of the Dead | book of special prayers used by the priest |