Opening of the Mouth

The myth

The Opening of the Mouth was one of Egypt's most important funerary rites. According to World History Encyclopedia, a priest recited spells while touching the corpse's mouth with a ceremonial blade, so it could breathe, eat and drink again, and also its arms and legs. The aim was to reanimate the body so the soul could use it in the afterlife. Budge summarizes Book of the Dead chapters in which Thoth assists in this rite, with Ptah untying the bandages and Shu opening the mouth of the dead.

Why it has this power

A common ritual: it offers the Servant of the Broken Sarcophagus, the Blue Faience Ushabti and Ka, the Luminous Double, to summon the Nameless King Awakened, an epic level 8 with 2850 ATK. The materials are the protected body, the servant of the afterlife and the double that must return to its owner.

Did you know

The Opening of the Mouth rite sought to restore the dead person's abilities to breathe, eat and drink, essential for life in the afterlife.

Connections

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust

Sources

1. Ancient Egyptian Burial — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
2. The Book of the Dead (introduction and chapter summaries) — E. A. Wallis Budge (Project Gutenberg)