Mummification in Ancient Egypt
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men was rarely used in ancient Egypt, not until much later in its history, but the name stuck and has remained in popular usage. The Egyptians would never have used the word mummy, it has been suggested3 that their word would have been Sahu, which means, an embalmed cadaver. Long after mummification was abandoned, extracts of mummies were used for all sorts of purposes. The Arab physician Avicenna who died in 1039, included its use in his Canon of Medicine, it was used by the Crusaders for the healing of wounds and in various parts of Europe for some internal conditions until the 18th century when all reference
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