Mummification was practiced in order to
A. help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body.
B. assure against the return of the ka.
C. prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning.
D. prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing.
E. prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun.
Answer: A
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