mummy A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and Organ (biology), organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to Chemical substance, chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the ...

is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to:

Places

* Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States * Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Park County, Wyoming, United States, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park * Mummy ride, a dark ride at three theme parks based on the film franchise

People

*Mummy, a nickname for

mother A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...

Ray Schoenke Raymond Frederick Schoenke (born September 10, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football ...

, American football player nicknamed "The Mummy" * Joe D'Acquisto, professional wrestler nicknamed "The Mummy" *

Joe Lycett Joe Harry Lycett (born 1988), also known by the self-given moniker "Mummy", and officially self-renamed briefly as Hugo Boss in 2020, is a British comedian, television presenter, and painter. He has appeared on many TV shows, including '' Live ...

, who is also known by the self-given moniker "Mummy"

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''The Mummy'' (1911 film), an American movie made by the Thanhouser Company *

The Mummy (franchise) ''The Mummy'' is a media franchise based on films by Universal Pictures about a mummified ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him. ...

, an American horror/adventure film series by Universal ** ''The Mummy'' (1932 film), an American movie starring Boris Karloff as Imhotep/Ardath Bey ** ''The Mummy'' (1999 film), first Universal Pictures remake of their earlier 1932 film ** ''The Mummy'' (2017 film), second remake of the 1932 film, and "reboot" of the 1999 version, starring Tom Cruise * ''The Mummy'' (1959 film), a British remake of Universal's Mummy films starring Christopher Lee as Kharis *''

The Night of Counting the Years ''The Night of Counting the Years'', also released in Egypt as ''The Mummy'' (), is a 1969 Egyptian film and the only feature film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. It features a special appearance by Nadia Lutfi. It is the 3rd on the list of To ...

'' (also released as ''The Mummy''), 1969 Egyptian film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam * ''

Tale of the Mummy ''Tale of the Mummy'' (also known as ''Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy'' and ''Talos – the Mummy'') is a 1998 adventure horror thriller film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Chri ...

'', a 1998 British-American horror film * ''Mummy'' (2016 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * ''Mummies'' (2023 film), an English-language Spanish 3D animated film *'' Pizza 3: The Mummy'', a 2023 Indian horror film

Literature

* ''

Mummies A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and Organ (biology), organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to Chemical substance, chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the ...

'', a 1972 non-fiction book by Georgess McHargue * '' Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity'', a 1991 illustrated book by Françoise Dunand and Roger Lichtenberg * '' Mummy! A Chrestomathy of Cryptology'', a 1980 anthology edited by Bill Pronzini * ''Mummy'', a 2000 novel by Caroline B. Cooney * ''

The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century ''The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century'' is an 1827 three-volume novel written by Jane Webb (later Jane C. Loudon). It concerns the Egyptian mummy of Cheops, who is brought back to life in the year 2126. The novel describes a future f ...

'', an 1827 novel by Jane C. Loudon * ''The Mummy. A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology'', an 1893 non-fiction book by Egyptologist

E. A. Wallis Budge Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (27 July 185723 November 1934) was an English Egyptology, Egyptologist, Orientalism, Orientalist, and Philology, philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient ...

* ''

The Mummy A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places * Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States * Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in P ...

'', a 1981 novelization of the 1932 film by Julian May under the pen name Ian Thorne * ''

The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned ''The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned'' is a 1989 horror novel by American writer Anne Rice. Taking place during the early twentieth century, it follows the collision between a British archeologist's family and a resurrected mummy. The novel e ...

'', a 1989 novel by Anne Rice

Other arts and entertainment

* ''

Funeral of a Mummy on the Nile ''Funeral of a Mummy on the Nile'' (also known as ''Funeral of a Mummy'', ) is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman. It was painted between 1876 and 1877 and is considered his most acclaimed painting. Since 1990 ...

'', 1877 painting by Frederick Arthur Bridgman *

Mummy (undead) Mummies are commonly featured in horror genres as undead creatures wrapped in bandages. Similar undead include skeletons and zombies. History The mummy genre has its origins in the 19th century when Ottoman-controlled Egypt was being coloni ...

, a popular trope of horror fiction * "The Mummy", ''Get Smart'' season 2, episode 20 (1967) * "The Mummy", ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' season 3, episode 20 (1967) * ''The Mummy'' (TV series), based on the film franchise * ''The Mummy'' (video game), a 2000 action-adventure game based on the film franchise * ''The Mummy'', a 1999 radio-drama produced by

Radio Tales ''Radio Tales'' is an American series of radio drama which premiered on National Public Radio on October 29, 1996. This series adapted classic works of American and world literature such as ''The War of the Worlds'', ''Twenty Thousand Leagues U ...

for National Public Radio * "The Mummy", a song by JJ Lin from the album '' No. 89757'' * "The Mummy", a song by Massacration from the album '' Good Blood Headbanguers'' *

The Mummies The Mummies are an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influ ...

, 1980s American garage punk band

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Mummia Mummia, mumia, or originally mummy referred to several different preparations in the history of medicine, from "mineral pitch" to "powdered human mummies". It originated from Arabic ''mūmiyā'' "a type of resinous bitumen found in Western A ...

, a substance also known as "mummy" *

Mummy brown Mummy brown, also known as Egyptian brown or ''Caput Mortuum'', was a rich brown bituminous pigment with good transparency, sitting between burnt umber and raw umber in tint. The pigment was made from the flesh of mummies mixed with white pitc ...

, a pigment claimed to be made from mummies * Mummy paper, a paper claimed to be made from mummies * Mummy wasp, wasp of the genus ''

Aleiodes ''Aleiodes'' (Greek "not", "smooth", "appearance") is a genus of the family Braconidae of parasitoid wasps described by Constantin Wesmael in 1838. They are also known as mummy-wasps. The female attacks caterpillars of various species, in ...

'' * Mummification (BDSM), a bondage practice

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