Quick quiz
Mummy Coffin and Funerary Objects
4 questions · click an answer to see how you did.
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1. What is a mummy coffin?
💡 Think about what the coffin is made of and what covers it.
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2. What were shabtis?
💡 They are described as small statues that help in the afterlife.
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3. What was the beaded net used for?
💡 The net was part of the funerary objects.
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4. Look closely at the coffin. What kind of writing covers it, and why do you think it was put there?
💡 The writing is called hieroglyphs. They might tell the dead person's name or include magic spells.