The Burial Rites in Ancient Egypt

Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god
associated with mummification and
burial rituals; here, he attends
to a mummy

When a person died, the whole family went into mourning. Women howled, direct clothing was worn, and men stopped shaving and eating. When a pharaoh died, the total country mourned, and although the ancient Egyptians masculine cleanliness, all shaving and bathing quit.

The clay was taken by boat from the east bank of the Nile, where most people gone, to the west bank. Burial Sites were situated in the western low desert because the west was associated with the setting sun and death. First the body was set in a refining tent where it was cleansed and dressed in clean clothes. Next it was brought back the embalming tent where it was canned. The embalming priests wore masks corresponding Anubis, the god of embalming, and narrated prayers and spells.

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