NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Embalming, Death Masks, Ancient Egyptian Concept Of The Soul
16 Nov 2012
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Continue contact with living: reflected in tomb decorations, tomb owner as. In charge of his affairs: shabti serves you in afterlife ( little dolls) Realm of osiris: boat, sedan-chair, on floor. Typical ok formula: i have come today from my town, i have descended from ny nomes. Journey west also represented in funerary procession( on foot and boat: relatives, mourners, priest, perform rituals finally desceased travelling to papyrus thicket. In death humans likened to gods (following royal example) immortality. Interact with the living out out of tomb - in cult or dreams. Liken deceased to osiris: cut to pieces by seth, reassembled by isis and nephthys. 70 days of mummification: corresponds to absence of osiris star from sky. Secret event performed by specialists not share knowledge. Only 2 egyptian accounts for procedure from roman perios: ritual of embalming apis bull, only rough outline. Supervising priest = master of secrets : anubis mask mummified head.
