Since the Egyptians believed in the afterlife, they did something called “Mummification”. This was when priests had to first embalm. It had many steps. First, embalmers removed the body’s organs, such as the brain, lungs, and liver. They used hooks to pull the brain out through the nostrils. Only the heart was left in the body because the Egyptians believed that the heart would be used to judge a dead person’s soul. The organs were packed in jars to preserve them. The organs were then dried out with a special salt called Natron. 70 days later, the embalmers washed and oiled the body. Then. the bodies are wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen, and the mummies are decorated in protective charms and jewelry that the soul can use in the afterlife. When the mummy was ready for burial, they were placed in a sarcophagus. Not all Egyptians got a proper burial. Even the poor wrapped the dead body in linen and had jars of beer, bread, and other items.