Illustrated Bible History

Ancient Egyptian Customs - Mummification



Mummy of one of the Priest of Amun-ra Mummy of one of the Priest of Amun-ra
Mummy of one of the Priest of Amun-ra. British Museum.
Wrapping A Mummy Wrapping A Mummy
Swathing process or the wrapping of bandages around a mummy.
Painting A Mummy Case Painting A Mummy Case
Ancient Egyptians process of painting the cartonage, or the innermost coffin of a mummy. This cartonage was a pasteboard case, damped and fitted exactly to the shape of the body.
Mummy of Penamen Priest Amun Ra Mummy of Penamen Priest Amun Ra
illustration of the mummy of Penamen priest of Amun Ra, from teh British Museum.
Mummy of an Elderly Gazelle Mummy of an Elderly Gazelle
A mummy found in a fragment of a coffin, 26th dynasty.
Mummy Mummy
Mummy attributed to Thutomose I, probably the Prince Ahmose.
Coffin and Mummy of Prince Sapair Coffin and Mummy of Prince Sapair
Coffin and mummy of prince Sapair, from the General Catalog of Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo: The Royal Mummies, 1912.