Embalming or Mummification
A)Tutankhamen or king tut is a mummy that had been buried in elaborate sarcophagus or coffin.
B)A mummy is simply a corpse whose flesh has been preserved by chemicals and low temperatures.
C)Clean the body make the body presentable and finally, prevent the body from decaying. The first step was quite
disgusting ; pulling the brain out through the dead person's nose with hooks. Other main organs like the intestines,stomach
liver and the lungs were removed through the side of the mummy.
D)Only the heart was left inside , symbolizing the mummy's emotions and mind . Then the body would be thoroughly cleansed with special liquids , often with water from the Nile River. Next, mercury scented oils, and 180kg of special natron salts(sodium carbonate) were applied. The fourth step would be to stuff the mummy with sand, sawdust and linen.