Why did ancient egyptians leave the heart inside mummies?
“The Egyptians believed that the heart, rather than the brain, was the source of human wisdom, as well as emotions, memory, the soul and the personality itself. Notions of physiology and disease were all connected in concept to the heart, and it was through the heart that God spoke, giving ancient Egyptians knowledge of God and God’s will. For this reason it was considered the most important of the body’s organs.” It was the heart that was weighed on the scales against a feather. If lighter, then the feather, the deceased entered the underworld and lived forever. Often a scarab was placed in the body to prevent the heart from testifying against the person.
