. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments ... spices, and other aromatic and astringe,nt substances, and by soakingthem from forty to seventy days in a bath of natron or bitumen. For mummies of the poorer classessalt only was used. The principal intestines were also mummified, and were afterwards preservedin sealed jars. If by any chance the heart were destroyed, it was not possible for the dead to enjoylife in the world to come. The mummy was carefully bandaged with linen strips, between whichamulets were laid in order to protect it from worms and decay, and to ensure the protect
. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments ... spices, and other aromatic and astringe,nt substances, and by soakingthem from forty to seventy days in a bath of natron or bitumen. For mummies of the poorer classessalt only was used. The principal intestines were also mummified, and were afterwards preservedin sealed jars. If by any chance the heart were destroyed, it was not possible for the dead to enjoylife in the world to come. The mummy was carefully bandaged with linen strips, between whichamulets were laid in order to protect it from worms and decay, and to ensure the protection of Isis,Nephthys, Mut, Hathor, and other deities. It was finally covered with a thin layer of plaster, uponwhich were painted mythological scenes and prayers from the deceased to the gods ; and it wasthen placed in a painted sycamore-wood coffin. The coffins of the wealthy were placed in outercoffins or sarcophagi of wood or stone, and were then ferried across the Nile to the cemeteries, whichwere usually on the western bank. Plates LXVII and Large bronze Coin of AGRIPPA II. Denarius of TIBERIUS. 14
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