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druiaghtagh | 15:10 Sat 29th Sep 2007 | History
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Is there a reason why thwy are called mummies
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The English word mummy is derived from medieval Latin mumia, a borrowing of the Persian or Arabic word mūmiyyah (مومية), which means "bitumen". (Because of the blackened skin of unwrapped mummies, bitumen was once thought to be used extensively in ancient Egyptian embalming procedures. Asphalt and tar are forms of bitumen.)

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15:17 Sat 29th Sep 2007
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Great answer, not sure my missus will like the analogy to blackened pitch scarred skin!
22:55 Sat 29th Sep 2007

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