ɪdʒˈɪpʃənz bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ hædtə biː pˈɜːfɛktli pɹɪzˈɜːvd tə dʒˈɜːni ˌɪntʊ ðə lˈænd ˈæftɚ lˈaɪf ænd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˌʌmɪfɪkˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːsɛs ðeɪ ɹᵻmˈuːvd vˈɪsɚɹə fɹʌmðə bˈɑːdi.
Egyptians believed that everything had to be perfectly preserved to journey into the land after life and as part of the mummification process they removed viscera from the body.