Amazing Facts About Ancient Egypt
written on a papyrus scroll to assist the soul on its journey to the afterlife.
*A popular scene from the Book of the Dead was the so-called Opening of the Mouth ceremony. A statue or mummy could be brought magically back to life if the foreleg of a bull was extended towards it, and the face was touched with a fish-tail knife blade and other objects.
*The crocodile monster was another nightmarish apparition in the Book of the Dead. Called the "devourer of human hearts", it lay in wait for the deceased in the Hall of Judgment.
*People sometimes gave offerings of ears carved on stones to persuade the gods to listen to thier prayers.
Mummies & Tomb-Robbers
*"Mummy" comes from the Arabic mummiya, meaning 'bitumen' which people in early medival times mistakenly thought was the dark substance coating many mummies.
*The Arab produced a volume known as The Book of Buried Pearls specifically for tomb robbing, with detailed lists of hidden treasure and magic formulae for outwitting the guardian spirits.
*The mummy of Ramesess I, after its discovery at Thebes, was kept lying so long in the sun that the resins grew warm and the king's arm began to lift, terrifying the workmen nearby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RUN! Don't walk to your local bookstore or library and check this book out!
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