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A mummy
Mummy
A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness , very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry...

is an embalmed corpse.
Mummy may also refer to:

Things

  • Mummy brown
    Mummy brown
    Mummy brown was a rich brown bituminous pigment, intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber, which was one of the favorite colors of the Pre-Raphaelites.-History:...

    , a pigment derived from mummies
  • Mummy paper
    Mummy paper
    Mummy paper is paper that is claimed to be made from the linen wrappings and other fibers from Egyptian mummies imported to America circa 1855...

    , a paper derived from mummies
  • Mummy (Dungeons & Dragons)
    Mummy (Dungeons & Dragons)
    A mummy, in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, is an undead creature whose corpse has been mummified and animated, often through the power of an evil god of the Egyptian pantheon such as Set.-Publication history:...

    , a monster in the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game
  • Mummy (film)
    Mummy (film)
    -Synopsis:Atiqa Odho played a powerful role in this movie...MUMMY. Atiqa is a young women coming from a poor family and marries into rich family, which does not accept her . Soon after they have a baby boy. Everything was fine and the family was happy until the husband dies...

    , a 1997 Pakistani film
  • Mummy Range
    Mummy Range
    The Mummy Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the town of Estes Park...

    , a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States
  • Mummy Cave
    Mummy Cave
    Mummy Cave is a rock shelter and archeological site in Park County, Wyoming, United States, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The site is adjacent to the concurrent U.S...

    , a rock shelter and archeological site in Park County, Wyoming, United States, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park

People or groups

  • Mummy, another name for Mother
    Mother
    A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...

  • Manchester Mummy
    Manchester Mummy
    Hannah Beswick , of Birchin Bower, Hollinwood, Oldham, England, was a wealthy woman who had a pathological fear of premature burial...

     (1688–1758), of Birchin Bower, Hollinwood, Oldham, England, was a wealthy woman who had a pathological fear of premature burial. Following her death in 1758 her body was embalmed and kept above ground, to be periodically checked for signs of life
  • Mummy Juanita
    Mummy Juanita
    Momia Juanita , also known as the Inca Ice Maiden and Lady of Ampato, is the well-preserved frozen body of an Incan girl who was killed as an offering to the Inca gods sometime between 1450 and 1480, at approximately 11–15 years old...

    , better known in English as "The Ice Maiden", a 15th-century Inca mummy discovered in Peru in 1995
  • The Mummies
    The Mummies
    The Mummies are an American garage punk band from San Mateo, California formed in 1988.-Showmanship:Originally hailing from San Mateo, California, the band was formed by Trent Ruane , Maz Kattuah , Larry Winther and Russell Quan . They became a key part of San Francisco's burgeoning garage punk...

    , a 1980s American garage punk band
  • Here Come the Mummies
    Here Come the Mummies
    Here Come the Mummies is a Funk/R&B band, best known for their live performances in which band members perform in full mummy attire. It consists of various professional musicians based in Nashville, Tennessee...

    , a Funk/R&B band

See also

  • Mum (disambiguation)
    Mum (disambiguation)
    Mum or Mums may refer to:* Mum, an informal British English term for mother* short for chrysanthemum, a plant* Bamoun or Mum, a sultanate of present-day Cameroon* Mum, Burma, a village* Mum language, a language spoken in Papua New Guinea...

  • Mommy (disambiguation)
    Mommy (disambiguation)
    -Mothering:* Mommy , is a term used predominantly in American English speaking countries as reference to a mother, the female parent* Mommy track, the lifestyle of a woman who chooses to be a mother...

  • The Mummy (disambiguation), the title of various works
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