Removing The Organs - A Step-By-Step Guide To Egyptian Mummification For Kids - Part 4 of 12
Updated: Aug 28
Welcome to the next part of our Step-By-Step Guide To Egyptian Mummification For Kids. You can find out what's happened so far in our Mummification journey, here.
So for those of you keeping track, this is step three of our Step-By-Step Guide to Ancient Egyptian Mummification. Our poor old Pharaoh has sadly died (howl, whimper, cough), and things were getting pretty gross in the last step when we removed the brain. I'll be honest, things aren't going to get less gory any time soon.
Step 3 – Removing the Other Squishy Bits:
Getting Into The Torso
Next you’ll want to make a small cut down the right side of the Pharaoh’s torso. Not too big! They don’t want to look like they’ve been in a slasher movie when they get to the afterlife. Just big enough so you can reach in and pull out all of the organs.
Gently! Pull them out gently! These bits are important (not like that bogey brain goop from earlier).
What To Remove
Take out the stomach, intestines, lungs and liver and pop them to one side for now. Make sure you remember where you put them because you’ll need them later on.
What About The Heart?
At this point, you may wish to take the heart out too. If you do decide to take it out of the body, keep the heart extra safe (definitely keep it out of reach of the cat!). The heart has a very important role in getting to the afterlife and will need to be returned to the body after it’s been dried. More on this later.
Well done, that's it for step 3! For those of you who are feeling a bit queasy after this last couple of steps, don't worry, it gets a lot less gross from now on.
Oh no, wait, I was wrong. This next bit is a bit icky too!
