Bitumen was used by ancient Egyptians to embalm mummies. The Dominican friars attempted to obtain balsam (or myrrh) to embalm her body. They take him away, embalm his remains with sweet-smelling ointments and bury him. In the Osiris myth, Anubis helped Isis to embalm Osiris. In Ancient Egypt, cinnamon was used to embalm mummies. She would eventually embalm her deceased husband. John and his mother later have a casual conversation as they embalm Grant's body.