“Youm7 TV” monitored an enchanting tour inside the Museum of Mummification with the entry of the winter tourist season. It is a wonderful museum that reveals to tourist groups from around the world and Egyptian school students and winter season guests the secrets of Egyptian civilization in one of its most important historical sciences, which is the science of mummification and the art of preserving bodies. Deceased thousands of years ago until now.
The Museum of Mummification on the Nile Corniche in Luxor includes a large number of tools that were used by the ancient Egyptian in the process of mummification in the various Pharaonic dynasties, most notably the resin materials and tools that he used to dissect the body and separate its organs to preserve and mummify them completely, and scrolls for the body and various organs, next to the beds. And the pillows that were used in mummification, in addition to a series of mummified models of mummies and coffins to store each mummy, as well as mummified animals from Crocodiles, monkeys, animals and other charming pieces that fascinate guests around the world.
For her part, Zainab Abu Hajjaj Kamel, an antiquities inspector at the museum, says that the process of mummification among the ancient Egyptians stemmed from belief and was practiced meticulously to preserve the body and ensure its continuation in the afterlife. The museum dealt exclusively with mummification, as it displays in its halls frescoes that illustrate the steps of mummification and the ceremonies. Burial, adding that the body of the deceased is cleansed using holy water extracted from the sacred lake in the Karnak Temple, and after that all biodegradable organs such as the entrails are removed, where they are opened. The left side of the deceased’s abdomen to be removed. As for the brain, it is extracted in a special way through the nostrils.
Regarding the contents of the museum, Zainab Abu Hajjaj Kamel, an antiquities inspector at the museum, said that it contains a distinctive collection of coffins decorated with covers bearing religious drawings and inscriptions, and amulets that were placed with the deceased to provide protection in the afterlife, in addition to medical tools used in the mummification process, such as tools that were It is used to remove the entrails and dry the body, and materials used in mummification such as oils, perfumes and natron salt. The museum also includes mummified animals, where the ancient Egyptians used to They mummified some animals that they considered sacred, such as cats and hawks, out of their belief in their sacred role and connection to deities.
It is worth noting that the Museum of Mummification is considered one of the most important sites for tourists to visit during the winter tourist season. Through its unique collections, it provides a comprehensive definition of the entire mummification process by explaining the religious importance of mummification and the rituals associated with it from the Old Kingdom until the Late Period. The museum also displays a collection of canopic vessels. , elaborately decorated coffins, amulets, statues of deities, and funerary paintings. The museum also displays a number of human mummies and a group of animal mummies such as crocodiles, cats, and fish.
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