Reading Qs 4
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Reading Questions 4 Due 4/10/23
Student Name:
Salima Ikram, “Mummification”
1. What was the ancient punishment for plundering a royal tomb or interfering with a mummy? Why might the Egyptians have used this punishment?
2. What was the earliest strategy for preserving bodies, during the Naqada II (Predynastic) period? Why may some of their heads have been cut off? (pp. 50-51)
3. According to Herodotus (5th century BC[E]), how does mummification work, and how does your vertical social class affect your treatment?
4. What were natron, resins, and oils used for? What was the role of the mummy bandages? (pp. 54-56)
5. What is evisceration, and when did it become a part of the mummification process?
6. Soldiers who died in battle had unusual circumstances of death. How might that effect how their bodies were treated?
7. What are some ways that embalmers tried to make the mummies more good-looking or “healthy” for the afterlife? (pp. 64-68) What does this indicate about what the Egyptians believed about their bodies and bas?
8. What are some ways that technological advancements allow us to study mummies today?