page_title: Mumia
hierarchical_section_title: Mumia
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ein Apothekengefäß (Albarello) mit Beschriftung (MUMIA) aus dem 18. Jahrhundert im Deutschen Apothekenmuseum Heidelberg.English: Apothecary vessel (albarello) with inscription (MUMIA) dating to 18th century at Deutsches Apothekenmuseum Heidelberg, Germany.
context_page_description: Mumia was a powder made from ground mummies. It was used as a drug, for good health, and as a coloring agent until the 1920s. Eating ground mumified corpses is a form of cannibalism.
  The powder was said to work against almost any disease. To mummify a corpse, tar was used. It was said this tar had magical powers. It was also said to be an aphrodisiac.
context_section_description: Mumia (also pulvis mumiae, Mumia vera aegyptiaca) was a powder made from ground mummies. It was used as a drug, for good health, and as a coloring agent (a medium to dark brown) until the 1920s. Eating ground mumified corpses is a form of cannibalism.
  The powder was said to work against almost any disease. To mummify a corpse, tar was used. It was said this tar had magical powers. It was also said to be an aphrodisiac.
caption: Apothecary vessel of the 18th century for Mumia
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