Egyptian mummies aren’t what you think

[@SirNigelGresley4498]

It's also probably worth mentioning that the ritual of the opening of the mouth was also a deliberate echo of the way a newborns mouth is cleared after birth.

[@ArmchairEgyptology]

And a little more dignified than giving the newly deceased a little slap on the backside.

[@amritsanders9243]

I'm afraid I'm an ashes to ashes girl. No fancy stuff for me!

[@Sanisgillon]

"They believed it aided in decomposition" - imagine just being so wrong, entirely.

[@dingalodingalo8447]

Thanks for respecting our ancestors

[@ArmchairEgyptology]

As well as being the right thing to do, I think it’s the only way Egyptology has a future!

[@SLBLADE]

@@ArmchairEgyptology 👊

[@ThatDangDad]

Fascinating stuff

[@WillyOrca]

Yeah I've always looked at mummification as Cryogenics before reliable refrigeration existed. Its almost exactly what you'd expect a culture that relied predominantly on dehydration and salt for their preservatives to come up with. (in terms of a Cryogenics solution) they're sort of dry aging as opposed to deep freezing.

[@ArmchairEgyptology]

Of course to the Egyptians, mummification wasn't just preservation. It was complete resurrection! Something cryonics is, alas, probably never going to accomplish!

[@WillyOrca]

@@ArmchairEgyptology serious (sort of) question, do you think they perhaps had some concept of technological or spiritual progression that led them to do this for similar reasons one would do it today? I understand that their mummification procedures all had religious or spiritual significance, but do you think that maybe there was a nature of limbo regarding the tombs/sarcophagi? Idk to me, many of the tombs remind me more of ancient storage units than sweet 2 bedroom afterlife condominiums. Almost like there was a sense of "well we can't bring him back yet, but we're going to figure that out eventually so for now we'll just preserve him as best we can and safeguard his belongings" lol

[@ArmchairEgyptology]

I think it was definitely more than storage. They used quite a bit of magic to preserve both the physical and spiritual elements of the deceased; and taking their texts as sincere we have to conclude they believed they were successful. Remember that the tomb wasn’t intended to be their dwelling, so much as a base camp. Depending on the era, the dead may have been expected to travel spiritually through both the living world and the afterlife.

[@SLBLADE]

Awsome as always my friend hey.. Davenport iowa museum has a mummy and it was a males tomb but a tall woman was inside. And also just found a cemetery where I'm finding my artifacts called Egyptian cemetery, and its gates are chained. But I'm still investigating this thanks again. Oh don't forget to Google ALL CAPS NAME just saying Awsome video 😀 😊 😉 👌 😄

[@loganosmolinski4446]

boop

[@gornser]

"KZbin demons"! Good one :D

[@ArmchairEgyptology]

I'm pretty sure that's how it works!