Definitions for mummia
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1. mummianoun

   A medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.

2. mummianoun

   An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen; a mummy.

3. Etymology: From mummia, mumia.

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1. 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 Asia and used curatively" in traditional Islamic medicine, which was translated as pissasphaltus (from "pitch" and "asphalt") in ancient Greek medicine. In medieval European medicine, mūmiyā "bitumen" was transliterated into Latin as mumia meaning both "a bituminous medicine from Persia" and "mummy". Merchants in apothecaries dispensed expensive mummia bitumen, which was thought to be an effective cure-all for many ailments. It was also used as an aphrodisiac. Beginning around the 12th century when supplies of imported natural bitumen ran short, mummia was misinterpreted as "mummy", and the word's meaning expanded to "a black resinous exudate scraped out from embalmed Egyptian mummies". This began a period of lucrative trade between Egypt and Europe, and suppliers substituted rare mummia exudate with entire mummies, either embalmed or desiccated. After Egypt banned the shipment of mummia in the 16th century, unscrupulous European apothecaries began to sell fraudulent mummia prepared by embalming and desiccating fresh corpses. During the Renaissance, scholars proved that translating bituminous mummia as mummy was a mistake, and physicians stopped prescribing the ineffective drug. Lastly, artists in the 17–19th centuries used ground up mummies to tint a popular oil-paint called mummy brown.

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1. Mummia

   Mummia, Mumia, or "Mummy" is either a substance used in the embalming of mummies, or a powder made from ground mummies, used as a "medical preparation". The former sense relates to substances such as "asphaltum", bitumen, or "mineral pitch" or carabe which have in the past been used as one of the ingredients in the preservation process of mummies. Asphaltum is a resin but it is not commonly used as incense and the smell is rather unattractive; but it was an ingredient in Plutarch's version of kyphi and is still sometimes used as incense by occultists and magical practitioners. Asphaltum is often used nowadays as a pigment, and also is used in some types of folk medicine. In ancient times it was used to fill out the body cavities of some Egyptian mummies. Reportedly, the black color of the mummies was attributed to the use of this pitch, although it is known nowadays that the blackened color is only a result of the drying process which the bodies would undergo. Nevertheless, this erroneous notion caused the belief that all mummies contained large amounts of asphaltum in their making.

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1. mummia

   mummia: a viscous, black, gluey tar-like substance containing bitumen; natural bitumen is the thickest form of petroleum there is; Egyptians began using bitumen in the embalming process of “mummies” after 1100 BCE; "mummy" is derived from "mumiyyah," bitumen in Arabic; compounds found in mummy wrappings give hints to embalming compounds: coniferous, cedar and pistacia resins, beeswax, and bitumen.

   From Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Act 4.1, 3rd Witch: "Witch's mummy..."

   
   

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mummia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mummia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

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