mummy
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"Her child has suffered the unimaginable loss of their mummy in this tragedy," Shaw's family added.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Somebody — perhaps it was Lee Cronin himself, probably not — wanted us to know that his latest project, “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” was no mere mummy movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
To investigate the source of mummy scents, researchers examined the air surrounding extremely small mummy fragments about the size of a peppercorn.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
Because Wayna Qhapaq had not actually married Washkar’s mother—the union was properly incestuous but not properly legitimate—the new Inka demanded that his mother participate ex post facto in a wedding ceremony with his father’s mummy.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing mummy
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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Ancient Egypt and Kush, Lessons 1–3
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