mummies

C18116
concept

Mummies are preserved human or animal bodies, intentionally or naturally desiccated to prevent decay, often associated with ancient burial practices and beliefs about the afterlife.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
mummies canonical 1
natural mummy 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: mummies
Generated description
Mummies are preserved human or animal bodies, intentionally or naturally desiccated to prevent decay, often associated with ancient burial practices and beliefs about the afterlife.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Tarim mummies
Ötzi the Iceman mummy
surface form: Ötzi the Iceman
natural mummy