Babylonian Mummification?

[Nicator]

Hello All,Does anyone know anything about the mummification procedures in ancient Babylon?

[marcus]

Hi Nick,I don't remember that the Babylonians mummified at all, but that could just be my faulty memory.Unfortunately, the books I could refer to are not in London, but here are a couple you could look for, which might help:Georges Roux. "Ancient Iraq" (now in an updated edition)
Saggs, HWF. "Everyday Life In Babylonia & Assyria" (quite old now, but should be in a decent library)
Oates, Joan. "Babylon" (One of the Thames & Hudson series, which I've found quite difficult to get my hands on, but I believe it is still in print).All the bestMarcus

[yiannis]

I believe that it had something to do with embeding the body in wax or honey (or a mixture) but I don't remember much about it. Anyone else?

[Nicator]

Thanks again Marcus! I haven't started the death scene yet, but would like to start gathering background info now. In this way I can give my teencie veencie brain a chance to work on it whilst I labor away at other tasks...later Nicator

[john]

Came across this, Alexander, upon death was placed in a jar of white honey. A preservative.Elixia to the Muses.

[Nicator]

...awesome!!! Where did you find it?

[David]

Excellent show on the TV the other night dealing with this subject. Seems people thought a Persian princess' mummy had been discovered and on sale in Pakistan. Extensive research showed that the mummy was not old at all (quite an appalling story but too long to go into here) and the show, with some noted archaeologists, suggested mummification did not exist at all outside of ancient Egypt. I'm not an expert, of course, just relaying some information.

[davej]

I saw that too. The mummy was suposed to have been Ruhducta (apologies for spelling) that how it sounded to me. The show exposed just how willing people are to believe. Can you believe the head of the museum translation. And the fact that the coffin had been sketched on a by carbon pencils. The worst part about it for me was that the poor old women may have been murdered or at the verry least stolen from her grave. It a sad and sorry twisted world we live in.