Question

What does ‘Mummy’ mean?

Answer 1

Mummy refers to the preserved dead body of ancient Egypt rulers. After their death, their organs are removed and a special ointment is applied all over their body. After that the body is covered with bandages and is kept in a coffin box inside a specially built tomb like pyramid of Egypt.

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Answer 2

According to Egyptian culture, ‘mummy’ means preserving of human or animal body. By removing their organs and by applying resin and natron and wrapping them.

Explanation:

• In ancient Egypt, there is a tradition or believe in preserving dead corpus of a human or an animal to prevent its decay over time through process of removing their organs and applying chemicals on their body and then wrapping them through a ceremony.
• This preserved corpus is known as ‘Mummy’ in Egypt.
• One such example is the Ramesses II mummy of Egypt. Most of  Egyptian mummies are considered to be sacred.