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An simple essay about mummies
A mummy would simply mean an Egyptian dead body wrapped in bandages, buried deep inside a pyramid. Well actually a mummy is nothing but the body of a person that has been preserved after death. The word mummy comes from the Arabic word 'mumiyah', which means "bitumen" and it is believed to have preservative value.
Ancient Egypt & Mummification RitualsAncient civilizations are studied today to help us understand more about our worlds past.

Three of the most famous Egyptians mummies are Tutankhamen, Seti I and Rameses II (Ramses the Great). Ba is very similar to what we call "personality" or "character. They help us to know something of the ancient Egyptians and their time. Haunting and sometimes horrifying, mummies are witness to the extraordinary skills of the embalmers. Mummification in ancient Egypt was a very long and expensive process. People are often frightened of mummies since it is said that anyone disturbing a mummy would be cursed and could meet misfortune or even tragic death.

A mummy is a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness, very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs. Presently, the oldest discovered (naturally) mummified human corpse was a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old and was found in 1936.[1] The earliest known Egyptian "mummified" individual dates back to approximately 3300 BC. This individual, nicknamed 'Ginger' because of the color of his hair, is not internationally renowned despite being older than other famous mummies, such as Rameses II or Seti I. Currently on display in the British Museum, Ginger was discovered buried in hot desert sand. Desert conditions can naturally preserve bodies so it is uncertain whether the mummification was intentional or not. However, since Ginger was buried with some pottery vessels it is likely that the mummification was a result of preservation techniques of those burying him. Stones might have been piled on top to prevent the corpse from being eaten by jackals and other scavengers and the pottery might have held food and drink which was later believed to sustain the deceased during the journey to the other world.

Mummies of humans and other animals have been found throughout the world, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts to preserve the dead. Over 1 million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. It takes 70 days to bury them and finish doing all of their work.