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The word comes from the Latin 'mumia', which means an embalmed corpse.

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How do you call a person who studies mummies?

On the phone.


When did Egyptians start calling mummies mummies?

They started calling mummies mummies when the human was wrapped and when they were blessing the body with the sacred charms. They also started calling mummies mummies when the people who wrapped the body up thought of a name to call them and then they came up with the name when they put the oils on the body and mummified it.


What do you call the preserved bodies of ancient Egyptians?

its is called mummies


What is the name of a person who makes mummies?

Mummies are studied by Egyptologists.


How many different types of mummies are there?

There are naturally preserved mummies which include:desert mummies , freeze dried mummies/ refrigerated mummies, bog bodies,Deliberately preserved mummies which include:egyptian mummies, chinese mummies, aleutian island mummy , Incan mummies and modern mummies


What are tar mummies?

tar mummies are mummies that were preserved in tar


What do you call people who turn bodies into mummies?

They are called Embalmers.


How are mummies different from Egyptian mummies?

There are TONS of mummies outside of Egypt!! there have them all over Europe which some are even better preserved than Egyptian mummies. One mummy was found in russia and her facial features can still be seen (so we actually know 95% of how she looks like-- -5 because not her eyes) she still has her body tattooes etc...they call her princess (i don't remember her name)...


What is mummies of pharaohs as a possessive noun?

The possessive form of the plural noun pharaohs is pharaohs'.The possessive noun phrase is: the pharaohs' mummies.


Where are mummies today?

mummies are kept in a museam


A paragraph about mummies?

Mummies came from Egypt


What are the release dates for Mummies - 2005 Mummies on Ice 1-2?

Mummies - 2005 Mummies on Ice 1-2 was released on: USA: June 2005

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