Egyptian Dreams

Lgeare · Citizen Joined: 25 Apr 2009 Posts: 2

Do you know any one who is terminally ill who would
consider donating their body to science... to be mummified?

There is a documentary film being made about just that. For more info email me. This is a groundbreaking scientific study!
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Osiris II · Vizier Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1752

You're joking, right?

As a matter of fact, Bob Brier did a mummification project several years ago that was one of the best documented and correct procedures I've seen...

kmt_sesh · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

I understand that after Brier completed the project, he started to get letters around the world from people who wanted to be mummified when they died. He could've made a tidy profit, but as a scientist he declined.

The experiment was almost a perfect success, too. If anyone knows how to do it, it would be Brier.

I have to wonder if the process Lgeare mentions is actually based on ancient Egyptian traditions. Someone once asked me if there was a way to have one's pet mummified when it died, so I looked it up on the internet. Lo and behold, there it was. It was called mummification, but when I read the details, this version mostly involved chemicals that had nothing to do with ancient Egyptian embalming.

But picture it: all of a sudden, thousands of people are being mummified in the ancient Egyptian way. What happens next? A big room at the Smithsonian for modern mummies? Museums acquiring "discount" mummies because they're not actually ancient? A conversation piece in your living room? Laughing

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Osiris II · Vizier Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1752

There's a sect, in Utah of all places, where mummification is a Big Deal. They specialize in (mostly) animals, but the mummification of humans is also available. (For the right price!) You can pay up to $50,000 for their "services". That price supplies you with a full facial mask--not gold, btw, and a coffin to be displayed. They suggest it makes a great conversation-piece for the living room...

Anpu · Citizen Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

Bob Brier's project was designed to answer unknown questions about the process of mummification and was a one off - done with a healthy individual that had died of natural causes and had never undergone surgery.

While no institute would mummify your remains if asked, I do know that they can give out the full 'recipe' for mummification... Laughing

(I think it's an awesome idea!)

neseret · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject:

Osiris II · Vizier Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1752

See what I posted above, neseret. I mentioned the Summemum Society, but I couldn't remember the name.
You stated the price is now $67,000--it must have gone up a bit! Maybe they are using better quality materials--but I'm sure the mask is still not gold! Laughing

Sobek101 · Scribe Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 258 Location: York, UK

I would find it rather interesting, but I'm an Agnostc (I don't believe in god(s) unless given evidence) so (forgive me for going all Ancient Egyptian here) it would be rather a waste of time as I will never get into the "Afterlife" anyway (if I believed such things).
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Toth · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: It would be interesting!

Sobek101 · Scribe Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 258 Location: York, UK

Toth · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: It would be interesting!

Sobek101 · Scribe Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 258 Location: York, UK

[/quote]Then this would be a good start[/quote]

Well they do say "You learn something new everyday".
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Toth · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:32 am Post subject: Re: It would be interesting!

Sobek101 · Scribe Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 258 Location: York, UK