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Record 1 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
CONT

After the steeping, the body was washed, and handed over to the swathers, a peculiar class of the lowest order of priests, called by Plutarch cholchytoe, by whom it [the body] was bandaged in gummed cloth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
DEF

Nom donné par les Grecs à la classe spéciale d'embaumeurs de l'Égypte ancienne, qui étaient chargés d'extraire les viscères des cadavres, de faire macérer ceux-ci pendant 70 jours dans un bain de natron.

Spanish

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