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The Mummies of Osiris
by wuthichart
The Mummies of Osiris
The people of ancient Egypt believed in life after death. When people died, they went to live with Osiris, the god of the underworld. In the underworld, they would keep the same bodies in which they died. The priests of Osiris knew how to keep bodies from decaying. They used chemicals to take the moisture out of the body. Then, they washed the body and spread oil over it. Finally, they wrapped the body in cloth, making it into a mummy. Once the mummy was wrapped, it was placed in a coffin.
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Egyptians thought they would need the same kinds of things in the afterlife as they did before they died. Therefore, people surrounded the coffin with useful objects such as bowls, pots, clothing, and with beautiful objects such as gold and jewelry.
When a king died, the mummy was placed in a stone tomb called a pyramid. Modern archeologists have found some of these tombs. They are filled with wonderful treasures as well as household goods. And, of course, they also contain the mummies of long-dead kings.
Thousands of years after they died, these kings are teaching us about their world. The mummies are so well preserved that scientists can tell what they ate and how their doctors set broken bones. We owe a great deal to the priests of Osiris.
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