I was visiting the Mummies in the British Museum. It's true! My favourite fact I have taken with me from the mummification exhibit is that after being wrapped up, an amulet in the shape of a scarab beetle was often placed with them over their heart. This is because the heart scarab is not able to speak against the character of its owner on judgement day. So am I to assume that the bigger the heart scarab, the shadier the character? Hmm.
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