Priests
Just like government officials, priests were highly respected and powerful. Priests had many different jobs.
High priest- advised the pharaoh/oversaw religious ceremonies
Temple priest- in charge of the temples all throughout Egypt, main job was to take care of the all the gods that belonged to the temples
Women were allowed to be priestesses, and were considered equal to men. Their main duty was to look over temples that were devoted to music and dancing.
During burial practices, priests had an important role. Egyptians believed in afterlife, so they needed to preserve the bodies through embalming.
The embalming process involved many steps:
1. Embalmers removed body organs (brain lungs liver) only organ left is the heart
2. Organs were packed in jars, which preserve them. Organs and body were dried out with natron
3. 70 days later, embalmers washed the body and oiled them.
4. Then they wrapped it in lots of linen, and decorated the body with various things: jewelry, or protective charms, and placed masks over the head.
5. The mummy was placed in a large wooden box called an sarcophagus. The mummy was ready for burial. They buried the body with foods, drinks, furniture, gold etc.
Just like government officials, priests were highly respected and powerful. Priests had many different jobs.
High priest- advised the pharaoh/oversaw religious ceremonies
Temple priest- in charge of the temples all throughout Egypt, main job was to take care of the all the gods that belonged to the temples
Women were allowed to be priestesses, and were considered equal to men. Their main duty was to look over temples that were devoted to music and dancing.
During burial practices, priests had an important role. Egyptians believed in afterlife, so they needed to preserve the bodies through embalming.
The embalming process involved many steps:
1. Embalmers removed body organs (brain lungs liver) only organ left is the heart
2. Organs were packed in jars, which preserve them. Organs and body were dried out with natron
3. 70 days later, embalmers washed the body and oiled them.
4. Then they wrapped it in lots of linen, and decorated the body with various things: jewelry, or protective charms, and placed masks over the head.
5. The mummy was placed in a large wooden box called an sarcophagus. The mummy was ready for burial. They buried the body with foods, drinks, furniture, gold etc.