Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The most important process of the funeral ceremony in ancient Egypt was the mummification of the body , which , after prayers and consecration , was put into a sarcophagus enameled and decorated with gold and gems .
Simplified: The most important process of the funeral ceremony in ancient Egypt was the mummification of the body . After prayers and consecration , the body was put into a sarcophagus decorated with gold and gems .