The Cutter: Ancient Egypt’s Most Cursed Job in the Mummification Process

Ancient Egypt had a word for almost every specialist involved in mummification. The wt priests who wrapped the bandages. The hery seshta who oversaw the sacred rites. The kher heb who read the funerary texts aloud throughout the process. And then there was the cutter. His job was simple, necessary, and apparently unforgivable: make the ...