mummy

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During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.

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

"I'm going to make memories. I can't get to make them with mummy, but I'm going to make them with my family," added Rachel.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

There are other marvelous mummy portraits, of course, along with many that are less well done, approximately a thousand of them in museums and private collections in Egypt, Europe and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"He does do some pretty silly things now and again, doesn't he, mummy?"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl