| A | B |
| ba | a spirit that was able to leave the body |
| ka | person's double, an unseen twin |
| natron | powdery white salt used to dry out the body |
| resin | oily, sticky extract that came from plants |
| scarab | a beetle design used for jewelry |
| Ankh | a cross with a looped top |
| mummy | dead body |
| canopic jars | 4 jars used to hold different organs |
| shabtis | "answerers" miniature figure of servants |
| decay | bacteria causing the breakdown of living things |