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Mummy
The word
for a dead embalmed body, which comes from the Persian mum, 'wax',
alluding to
the custom of anointing the body with wax and other chemical substances to prepare it for
burial and to preserve it from decay. Also, any body that has been naturally well
preserved.
Embalming, believed to
have originated among the Egyptians probably before 4000 BC, was used by them for more
than 30 centuries. In the great museum of Egyptian antiquities in Cairo, throngs of
curious sightseers daily look into the very faces of the pharaohs
and nobles who ruled Egypt many centuries ago.
The ancient Egyptians were
preserved as mummies, thousands of which have been taken from the sands and tombs of
Egypt. They practiced the art of mummifying their dead in the belief that the soul would
someday return to the body and occupy it again.
From the Egyptians, the
practice of embalming spread to other ancient peoples, including the Assyrians, Jews,
Persians, and Scythians. Ancient embalming methods consisted of removal of the brains and
viscera, and the filling of bodily cavities with a mixture of balsamic herbs and other
substances. The Egyptians immersed the body in carbonate of soda, injected the arteries
and veins with balsams, filled the cavities of the torso with bituminous and aromatic
substances and salt, and wound cloths saturated with similar materials around the body.
The Assyrians used honey in embalming, the Persians used wax, and the Jews used spices and
aloes. Alexander the Great was embalmed with honey and wax. See
Pyramids.
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