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A cartouche is a kind of nameplate. Ancient Egyptians used cartouches for kings, queens, and other high-ranking people in the kingdom. A cartouche consists of a number of different hieroglyphic symbols enclosed in a loop. Click on any of the names below to see what they would look like as a cartouche.

To learn about the mummification process, student teams will mummify a fish and create the necessary artifacts (cartouche and mask) to be placed in a designated burial site.