Pearl of Great Price was actually a Egyptian embalming manual.
Pearl of Great Price was actually a Egyptian embalming manual.
As I understand it, the scrolls included with a mummy were more instructions for the soul of the deceased regarding the challenges he would face on his journey into the next world rather than an "embalming manual". In other words, helpful advice on how to prevent your heart from being tossed to the crocodile god instead of instructions about how to drain blood and put guts in jars.