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The Baghdad physician Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162–1231) described ancient Egyptian mummies, "In the belly and skull of these corpses is also found in great abundance called mummy", added that although the word properly denoted bitumen or asphalt, "The mummy found in the hollows of the corpses in Egypt, differs but immaterially from the ...
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Bitumen was used by ancient Egyptians to embalm mummies. [3] [35] The Persian word for asphalt is moom, which is related to the English word mummy. The Egyptians' primary source of bitumen was the Dead Sea, which the Romans knew as Palus Asphaltites (Asphalt Lake).
The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis.It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis (Σέραπις) in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi (ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣϩⲁⲡⲓ) in Coptic.
From 1895 to 1896, six unidentified mummies were found well preserved near Gebelein (modern name Naga el-Gherira) in the Egyptian desert. These mummies were the first complete predynastic bodies to be discovered. [47] [48] Kampp 150 mummy 18th: Unknown 2017 — The remains of a mummy were discovered in tomb "Kampp 150" sometime in December, 2017.
In 1992, German toxicologist Svetlana Balabanova discovered traces of cocaine, hashish and nicotine on Henut Taui's hair as well as on the hair of several other mummies of the museum, [5] which is significant [2] in that the only source for cocaine and nicotine had at that time been considered to be the coca and tobacco plants native to the Americas, and were not thought to have been present ...
Considering the inconsistencies of some of the mummies mentioned previously, one mummy in particular raises many questions due to inconsistencies in two of his papyri. The first papyrus, Book of the Dead of Djedptahiufankh A was read incorrectly. The person who read it thought that one of Djedptahiuefankh A's titles was part of his name.
It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. [3] [4] Excavations were carried out there between 1988 and 2002, which indicate the site was occupied from 2000 BC. [5] [6] Composition of the male mummy: blue: male c. 1600 BC yellow: male c. 1500-1400 BC red: male c. 1440-1360 BC