The Egyptians highly believed in the thought of an afterlife. After death, if a family could afford it, mummify the body of the loved one. This would make the body more presentable to the Egyptian Gods when they are put on trial to see if they will reach "heaven" or "hell". Don't take the expenditures of this lightly because mummifying a body took weeks and careful preparations must be made. Organs were often taken out of the body and placed in jars around the mummy as offerings to the gods and to help them seem more presentable.
