BOOK II
MUMMIFICATION TUTORIAL
If you, dear reader, have enough wealth and influence, and either are a ruler in the ancient world who is about to die, or know a such a leader who is already recently dead, you can try out the process of mummification at home.
Duration: 70 days
To accomplish this, you'll need:
Deeply pious priests who have extremely high-level knowledge of both human anatomy and the proper prayers and spells for warding off evil spirits and preserving immortality of the deceased.
A collection of empty clay jars for saving internal organs to be deposited in the burial chamber with the corpse of the royalty.
Many lengthy strips of linen, enough to cover the whole body.
An ornate, decorative casket for the body to be placed within a series of caskets for protection.
Access to a dry desert environment.
An immense amount of power and wealth.
Access to an ancient royal family.
Have a member of the royal family die. This is the most important part of the mummification process so that it may start.
Remove most of the internal organs. Cut an incision in the left flank of the body to extract these organs from the corpse: the digestive system, the lungs, the heart, the kidneys, and all internal sexual/reproduction organs.
Important! The only internal organ you keep in the body is the brain. The brain is the center of all intelligence and personality.
Place the removed organs into individual clay jars. Place each discarded organ into one jar: one for the heart, one for the lungs, one for the small intestines, etc. The jars with the organs are to be placed in the tomb with the deceased.
Dry the body out for exactly 40 days. Place the corpse in a dry desert environment with no cooling or coldness, preferably in the desert approximately 80 minutes east of Reno. Leave the body to dry for exactly 40 days.
Fill the interior of the corpse with resin-soaked linens. Bring the body of the deceased royal member back to the palace and have one of the priests fill it up with linens totally soaked in resin, inserting it through the incision in the flank from which the organs were removed.
Close the cut with an amulet. This will close the incision from earlier and the amulet will ward off evil spirits from the deceased royal.
Coat the body with lotions and resins. Then, wrap the body in several yards of linen. The coated body will cause the linen to stick to it.
Important! Be sure the body has extra amulets to protect it against evil spirits. It is also highly recommended that priests also add spells and enchantments to the front of the linen strips so that the spirit of the deceased, should it be visiting the realm of the living, can easily find the tomb the body is located in.
Cover the head of the mummified corpse with a gilded death mask. The death mask must be an idealized version of the leader's face as it appeared in life.
Place wrapped body with mask into ornate coffin. This first coffin must also be gilded and feature decorations depicting one, or some, or all of the Jolían gods, particularly the blessings and good things they've helped the deceased do.
Place the coffin into another coffin, and that coffin into another coffin, etc. The amount of coffins to nest the innermost coffin can vary, but the final amount must be discussed with the deceased royal family member before death.
Important! The innermost coffin doesn't necessarily have to pay tribute to the Jolían gods. While tributes to the gods and idealized depictions of the royal member's life and accomplishments as they actually appeared are 100% necessary, the order doesn't matter at all. Just be sure that they're featured in the correct order!
Organize the personal belongings of the deceased in the tomb as if it was the throne room for the still-living monarch. Be sure to include all earthly needs in the tomb, including food, utensils, clothing, favorite CDs, etc.
Important! Place as much of the deceased's smaller personal things as possible into decorative chests showcasing idealized events from the life of the leader that actually happened. Put any larger items that can't fit around the tomb neatly and undamaged.
Place statues of the deceased monarch around the tomb. This will guarantee the permanence of the deceased's identity forever.
Have loyal guards defend the deceased's pyramid tomb to defend it from robbers. Royal guards are recommended for this step, as mercenaries might not be entirely loyal and trustworthy. Use hired mercenaries only as a last resort!
And now, you're complete and ready to mummify your deceased ancient ruler!