Interesting facts about mummies such as: mummy pharaoh Ramesses II was granted a passport, monk mummified himself, mummy contains a deadly curse,... can't help but surprise many people.
The only mummy in the world granted a passport
Pharaoh Ramesses II was one of the greatest and most powerful kings of ancient Egypt. After his death, his mummy was buried in the valley of the kings . Since being discovered in 1881, his body has been preserved and displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
In 1974, Egyptian scientists decided to bring the body of pharaoh Ramesses II to Paris for examination because they noticed that the mummy's condition was getting worse.
Surprisingly, the Egyptian government issued a passport to the mummy of pharaoh Ramesses II so that this king could go to France. The occupation in this unique passport says " King (deceased)" .
"The Frankenstein Mummy"
Scientists were surprised to find two "Frankenstein mummies" dating back 3,000 years old in Scotland. Two sets of remains were assembled, made up of parts from six different bodies . Until now, scientists have not been able to explain why it is necessary to assemble parts of different bodies into one body. This reminds us of Hollywood's Frankenstein character.
Antibiotics in mummies
Archaeologists have discovered in the bones of Nubian mummies the antibiotic Tetracycline . According to them, most likely the Nubians put tetracycline into the body when drinking beer.
Monks mummified themselves
The process of self-mummification of the monks took place extremely harshly over a long period of about 3000 days but only about one-fifth of cases were successful. Monks who successfully mummify themselves will be ordained as Buddhas and respected and worshiped by the world.
Natural mummification
Sometimes, there is no need to apply complex artificial mummification techniques, nature itself is an ideal environment for mummies. The mummies discovered in the Mexican state of Guanajuato were mummified in the most natural way: extreme cold, dry climate and swamps.
Forgotten mummy
This strange story was in 1966, when two teenagers discovered that Americans had accidentally discovered two mummified children in a cave in Mexico. They smuggled the two mummies back to California, USA and hid them in a friend's garage. 2 mummies were forgotten by them. 14 years later, the friend's mother was terrified when she discovered the two mummies in the family garage.
The mummy hides a horrible death curse
Many mummies are said to contain a deadly curse for anyone who awakens their "sleep". So far, we know quite a lot about the scary curse of famous mummies such as Otzi the ice man, the mummy of Princess Altai, the mummy of the Pharaoh....
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