A naturally occurring salt used as a preservative and drying agent during mummification. It is a mixture of four salts that occur in varying proportions: sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate. [Go to source
a natural salt used in mummification
Sodium sesquicarbonate, originally obtained from the Wadi el-Natrun, northwest of Cairo. It was commonly used by Roman glassmakers as the alkali constituent of batch.
a mineral of hydrous sodium carbonate used in ancient times for embalming, in ceramic pastes, and as a cleansing agent
A naturally occurring desiccant composed of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. It could be found on the banks of the Wadi Natrun and at a few other sites in Egypt. It was a principal ingredient in the mummification process and in some temple rituals of purification.
A salt (sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) that was used in the mummification process to dry out the body of the deceased in order to assist in its preservation.
Natron is a hydrated sodium carbonate mineral with the formula Na2(CO3)·10(H2O). In color it is white to colorless when pure, varying to gray or yellow with impurities. It has a specific gravity of 1.42 to 1.47 and a Mohs hardness of 1.
