an embalmed and dried out body Mummification was used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve the outer shell of the body after death This was thought to help identify people when they were reincarnated
When an Egyptian died, the body was turned into a mummy To do this, it was dried, preserved, and wrapped in linen Many mummies are now studied using modern medical techniques sucj as X rays and CT scans
Some people, especially young children, call their mother mummy. I want my mummy Mummy says I can play out in the garden
the preserved remains of a corpse, treated with dehydrating salts and natron, and wrapped in linen bandages
A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction