Corn mummy
Acorn mummyorgerminating Osiris[1]is anAncient Egyptiansculpture ofOsiristhat contained germinated grain seeds, commonly wheat or barley.[2][3][4]The rest of the mummy was made up of other materials such as wax, sand and earth.[2][3]They were fitted with masks most commonly made of wax but sometimes silver.[5]The mummies were provided with wooden coffins.[2][3]
They seem to have been buried as part of certain festivals such asKhoiak.[2][3]They were also buried in tombs as part of funerary paraphernalia, with a notable example being found in the tomb of Horemheb, KV57, in the Valley of the Kings.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Germinating Osiris | Theban Mapping Project".thebanmappingproject.com.Retrieved2023-03-23.
- ^abcd"Coffin and corn mummy with Osiris mask".metmuseum.org.The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Retrieved3 April2021.
- ^abcd"Corn Mummy".brooklynmuseum.org.Brooklyn museum.Retrieved3 April2021.
- ^"Grain Mummy".ncartmuseum.org.The North Carolina Museum of Art.Retrieved4 April2021.
- ^"Corn-mummy with silver mask of Osiris".muzea.malopolska.pl/.Małopolska Virtual Museum.Retrieved3 April2021.
- ^"Horemheb | Theban Mapping Project".thebanmappingproject.com.Retrieved2023-03-23.
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