Corn mummy explained

A corn mummy or germinating Osiris[1] is an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of Osiris that contained germinated grain seeds, commonly wheat or barley.[2] The rest of the mummy was made up of other materials such as wax, sand and earth. They were fitted with masks most commonly made of wax but sometimes silver.[3] The mummies were provided with wooden coffins.They seem to have been buried as part of certain festivals such as Khoiak.[4] [5] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Germinating Osiris Theban Mapping Project . 2023-03-23 . thebanmappingproject.com . en.
  2. Web site: Grain Mummy . ncartmuseum.org . The North Carolina Museum of Art . 4 April 2021 .
  3. Web site: Corn-mummy with silver mask of Osiris . muzea.malopolska.pl/ . Małopolska Virtual Museum . 3 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Coffin and corn mummy with Osiris mask . metmuseum.org . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . 3 April 2021 .
  5. Web site: Corn Mummy . brooklynmuseum.org . Brooklyn museum . 3 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Horemheb Theban Mapping Project . 2023-03-23 . thebanmappingproject.com . en.

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