King Huni
-The pyramids of king Huni at Meidum and the bent pyramid of King Sneferu at Dahshur are considered as a turing point from the step pyramid to the true pyramid.
- The entire , lying supine with the hands crossed on the breast or with the arms stretched out a long the sides , was then again wrapped in bindings for its entire length.
- Corpuses of the pharaohs merited a precious shroud or a golden case on which were embossed the features of the dead man .
- The mummies is the Museums of Cairo , Alex and in other Countries are almost perfectly preserved .
- The oldest known mummy is that of Sekkeram-saef a son of Pepi I ( 6th dynasty) discovered at Saqqara in 1881 and housed in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo .
- We can still recognize in the shriveled head of pharaoh Ramesses who many consider to be the pharaoh of the biblical exodus of the Jews .
- The characteristic family nose and the thick eyebrows and X rays has shown that the great pharaoh Ramesses clearly suffered from toothache .
Mummification Ritual
1- when the pharaoh died , lengthy ritual of embalming and burial began at the temple dwelling of the pharaoh.
2- Once the body had arrived with the procession of sacred boats , the purification ceremonies began at the valley temple and the preparation of the mummy was completed.
3- The principal cermony was the purification by water , comparable to that of the sun , which is reborn every morning from the lake of the lily .
Purified and covered with propitiatory amulets .
4- The mummy passed the “ Guardian of threshold “ then began his journey of ascent hidden from profane eyes , through the gallery and reached the upper temple for consecration.
5- As the body proceeded from one columned hall to the next number of initiates and the purified who accompanied him [ consisting of priests and relatives] dwindled .
6- when it reached the large central court only the great initiated and the pharaohs heir continued into the sanctorum of the mortuary temple , where the fundamental ceremony of the opening of the mouth and eyes took place.
7- The royal heir presided over the ritual which opened the communication of the deceased with the after world , in front of 5 chapels , the 5 statues of the god king one for each attribute give to the pharaoh at the time of his royal consecration.
8- officially , reunited with the gods , the deceased was taken through secret ways to the subterranean chapel once sealed , the precious Sarcophagus was set among his dearest possessions and treasures , after which the worker , priests retraced their steps closing the marble shelters and obstructing all the passage ways so that no one might disturb the pharaoh as he waited for his final ascent to the sun .
9- The last secret Ceremony was that of placing the statue of the Pharaoh in the Serdab . The small bricked cell at the heart of the mortuary temple.
For which the image of the king would see the ceremonies and offerings made in his honor for the rest of time .
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