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The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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Mummification - Is There a Standard or Different Kinds?

If I have someone in my family who's died and I want to get them mummified I take them to the men of Anubis. And is there a standard mummification they do or are there different kinds that they would offer? Well, I think like anything. It depends on what you can afford. They were really three basic grades of mummification. If you could afford it, you know you'd have the full brain removed through the nose with internal organs taken out dehydrated. But if you couldn't afford any mummification, it simply wrapped you in a sheet, and place you in a mass cave burial and hope for the best. So it's a really

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