LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT MUMMIFICATION.

But why preserve your body? The Egyptians thought that the mummified system was the house for this soul or spirit. If the body was wrecked, the spirit is likely to be dropped. The idea of "spirit" was elaborate involving genuinely 3 spirits: the ka, ba, and akh. The ka, a "double" of the person, would continue to be while in the tomb and desired t