Mummy - Wikipedia A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions
The Mummy (2017) - IMDb The Mummy: Directed by Alex Kurtzman With Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension
Egyptian Mummies - Smithsonian Institution The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay It was important in their religion to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible
Mummy History A mummy is a person or animal whose body has been dried or otherwise preserved after death
8 Facts about Mummies — Google Arts Culture Mummy comes from the Latin word mumia borrowed from the Arabic mumiya This refers to the bitumen used to help preserve the bodies of Egyptian mummies The Egyptians collected this
Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies - British Museum Listen on the Audio app, available on the App Store and Google Play This gallery explores death and the afterlife, something which held particular significance and meaning for the ancient Egyptians Mummification, magic and ritual are investigated through the objects on display here
Mummy - New World Encyclopedia A mummy is a dead body whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved over an extended time period This may be accomplished by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals , extreme cold, very low humidity , or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs