The document describes various objects used in mummification and burial rituals for ancient Egyptian high priests. The embalming plate was placed over wounds to prevent evil spirits from entering the body. The Book of the Dead was a guide for the high priest's journey after death. A ba-bird amulet represented the soul and had to be free to travel between worlds so the high priest could attain eternal life. A stela acted as a door between worlds, allowing the soul and life force to move so the high priest could live forever.

1. Embalmingplate
ThisplateisplacedoverThisplateisplacedover
thecutmadeinthehigh
priest’ssidetoremovethe
organsandstopsevil
spiritsenteringthebody.
ItisdecoratedwithanEye
ofHorusandascarab
beetle.beetle.
BookoftheDead
TheBookoftheDeadisaTheBookoftheDeadisa
collectionofmagicalspells.It
isthehighpriest’s
‘guidebook’tothetrialsand
tribulationsfacinghisspiritas
hepassesbetweentheworlds
ofthelivingandthedead.
Ba-bird
Thisba-birdrepresentstheThisba-birdrepresentsthe
highpriest’ssoul.Inorder
forhimtoattaineternal
life,thebamustbefreeto
flybetweentheafterlife
andthemummifiedbody
inthetomb.
Stela
ThisstonestelaactsasadoorThisstonestelaactsasadoor
betweentheworldsofthe
livingandthedead.Itallows
theba(thehighpriest’ssoul)
andtheka(hislifeforce)to
movebetweenthetwoworlds
sohecanliveforever.
Mummymask
ThisfunerarymaskprotectsThisfunerarymaskprotects
themummy’shead.Italso
allowsthemummytobe
recognisedbytheba,thehigh
priest’ssoul,whenitreturns
tothepreservedbody.
Bread
FortheancientEgyptians,FortheancientEgyptians,
eternallifeissimilarto
earthlylife,sothehighpriest
willneedeverydayitems
suchasfoodinhistomb.
Thisbreadwillnourishhimin
theafterlife.
Kohlpot
InancientEgypt,makeupisnotjustafashion.Men,women
andchildrenuseablackdyecalledkohltoenhancetheir
eyes,protectthemfromthesunandkeepinsectsaway.
Necklace
Thehighpriestwillneedto
dressupintheafterlife,so
brightly-colouredjewellery
likethisnecklaceisalso
placedinhistomb.
Shabti
Thehighpriestneedspeopletodotheworkheisexpectedto
intheafterlife.Shabtisaresmallstatuesofthehighpriestasa
mummy.Hecanhaveasmanyas401shabtis:365workers,
oneforeachdayoftheyear,and36overseers.
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2. InTheThreePyramidsgame,youmusthelppriestAhmosecollectupalltheitemsheneeds
toprepareabodyfortheafterlife.Findoutwhatheuseseachobjectforhere.
Canopicjar
BeforethehighpriestcanbeBeforethehighpriestcanbe
mummified,hislungs,stomach,
intestinesandlivermustberemoved.
Thesearestoredincanopicjarsand
placedinthetombsohewillbe
wholeinthenextworld.
Bronzehook
Thehighpriest’sbrainisThehighpriest’sbrainis
removedthroughthenosewith
thehelpofthishookedprobe,
usedtobreakupthebrain.The
now-liquidbrain-mattercan
thendrainoutofthenostrils.
Unguentvase
Oncetheorgansareremoved,theOncetheorgansareremoved,the
highpriest’sbodyiscoveredina
saltcallednatronandlefttodry
out.Thenthebodyisrinsedandoils
andunguents(ointments)applied
topreservetheskin. Mummywrappings
Severalmetresoflinenarerequiredto
wrapthehighpriest’sbody.Special
prayersandspellsarerecitedasthe
layersofbandagesareadded.
Resin
Asthehighpriestiswrapped,
thebandagesarecoatedin
liquidresin.Thisensuresthe
wrappingsstayinplace,and
alsohelpspreservethebody.
EyeofHorusamulet
AmuletsareplacedAmuletsareplaced
withinthemummy’s
bandagestoprotectthe
highpriestinthe
afterlife.ThegodHorus
lostandthenregained
hislefteyeinabattle,
sothisamuletsothisamulet
representsrestored
wholeness.
AmuletofDuamutef
AmuletspossessmagicalpowersAmuletspossessmagicalpowers
toprotectthehighpriestonhis
journeytothenextworld,andin
theafterlife.Duamutef,oneofthe
foursonsofHorus,protectshis
stomach.
Wingedscarab
ThescarabbeetleisapowerfulThescarabbeetleisapowerful
amulet,thesymbolforrebirth
afterdeath.Itrepresentsthesun
godKhepri,whopushesthesun
acrosstheskyjustasthebeetle
pushesitsballofdung.
Heartscarab
BeforethehighpriestcanentertheBeforethehighpriestcanenterthe
afterlife,thegodsweighhisheartto
seehowmanygooddeedshehas
done.Toensurehepassesthetest,
thisamuletisplacedabovehisheart
andinscribedwithaspell.
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