Ancient Egyptian kings were called pharaohs. After they died, pharaohs were made into mummies. Egyptians believed the dead would need their bodies in the next life.
First, the body was cleaned. Egyptians used water from the Nile River. The body was dried with a salt called natron. Then it was wrapped tightly in cloth (above).
The mummy was placed in several coffins. These were placed inside a sarcophagus. This is a stone coffin decorated with carvings.
Objects accompanied the body. Food, jewelry, and statues might be buried with the mummy. Egyptians believed they could take them to the next life.
The sarcophagus and items were placed in a tomb. A tomb is a burial place. It may be underground. Some Egyptian tombs are beneath pyramids.
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