mummies
Bandaged museum exhibits
Mummies is the plural of mummy, which has two distinct meanings.
A mummy is a preserved corpse, either through ancient embalming practices like those of Egypt or through natural desiccation.
The word also serves as British English for mother, equivalent to American "mommy": The mummies picked up their children from school.
Context usually makes clear which sense is intended.
Apex-topped geometric solids
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
Nile · Cairo · Luxor · Thebes · Tutankhamun · Ramses · Cleopatra · Giza
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- resinViscous plant secretion
amulets · death mask · bandages · shroud · organs · bitumen · anointing · cedar oil
Invoked harm through words
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
bandaged · shambling · reanimated · revenge · ancient evil · awakening · creepy · macabre
Deceased human body
- cadaverBody for dissection
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- tissueDisposable soft paper
decomposition · remains · burial · interment · excavation · exhumation · autopsy · forensics
Existence beyond mortality
- underworldRealm of the departed
- immortalityExemption from death
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- resurrectionRevival from death
eternal life · soul · spirit · divine · sacred · cursed · prophecy · legend
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
tomb · Nile · Cairo · Luxor · Thebes · Tutankhamun · Ramses · Cleopatra · Giza · Anubis
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
resin · amulets · death mask · bandages · shroud · organs · bitumen · anointing · cedar oil · sarcophagus
curse
Invoked harm through words
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
monster · bandaged · shambling · reanimated · revenge · ancient evil · awakening · creepy · macabre · Universal monsters
corpse
Deceased human body
- cadaverBody for dissection
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- bonesRigid internal support structure
tissue · decomposition · remains · burial · interment · excavation · exhumation · autopsy · forensics · CT scan
afterlife
Existence beyond mortality
- underworldRealm of the departed
- immortalityExemption from death
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
resurrection · eternal life · soul · spirit · divine · sacred · cursed · prophecy · legend · mystery
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Egyptian Antiquitiessarcophagi, sarcophagus, canopic jars, scarabs, hieroglyphics
- museum collectionsart collections, art collection, paintings, antiquities, historical artifacts
- Archaeological Museumartifacts, pottery, pottery shards, fossils, sarcophagus
- mummiesKing Tut, Ramses, bandages, linen bandages, natron
- museum exhibitsscience exhibit, dinosaur skeleton, interactive exhibit, art displays, fossil exhibit
- mummified remainsPreserved body from antiquity
- cat mummiesEmbalmed sacred felines
- sugar mummiesWealthy older female patrons