What subtance was used to stuff the nostrils of a mummy?
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Here are some sites for you:
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/mummies.htm (from the Smithsonian)
http://www.mummytombs.com/egypt/insides.htm (tells about each body part)
To answer your question, the nostrils were plugged with wax afterwards.
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I don't understand your question
the ancient eygptians stuffed their nastrilsith bees wax- sixth grader
If you are working on a paper that has these questions on them, then these are the answers!
1.This substance was used to stuff the nostrils.
resin
2.Besides human beings, Egyptians embalmed these.
animals
3.Fingernails and toenails were covered with this precious metal.
Gold
4.The name of the god who guarded the liver's canopic jar.
Imsety
5.He was Prince of the Dead, God of the Underworld.
Osiris
6.This chemical was used to embalm the organs.
natron
7. Portrait masks were often made of this material.
cartonnage
8.A collection of spells that was buried with the mummy.
Pyramid Text
9.The material used to plug the eye sockets.
linen
10. Magical figures placed in between layers of the mummy's wrapping.
amulets
11.The name of the figures that worked in the afterlife's fields for the mummy.
shabtis
the above is true if you are working on a VERY annoying sheet called "The Mummification Process" :)
1 beeswax
2 animals
3 gold
4 imsety
5 osiris
6 natron
7 cartonnage
8 book of the dead
9 linen
10 amulets
11 hieroglyphs
12 shabtis
Hey guys what is the thing to the crossword puzzle. I have hieroglyphics, linen, amulet, and resin left but only 3 boxes????
i got to hurry with my homework.
I got a date in two hours!
Yea im in 7th grade and its a hard packet im working on!
1.Bees wax
2.Animals
3.Gold
4.Imsety
5.Osiris
6.Natron
7.Cartonnage
8.Book of the dead
9.Linen
10.Amulets
11.Hieroglyphs
12.Shabtis