Corn Mummy at The British Museum, London

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Corn-mummies are tiny, intricately wrapped figurines crafted from mud or sand blended with barley grains. Typically, they're swathed in linen cloth and placed within falcon-headed coffins, often buried in designated cemeteries or ritual deposit sites. Some specimens bear wax attributes hinting at a deep connection to the rituals surrounding Osiris. Incriptions found on the temple walls of Dendera from the Roman period outline the process of creating corn-mummies as part of the annual Khoiak festival honoring Osiris. This ancient ritual aimed to guarantee the god's resurrection, ensuring life continued in Egypt and cosmic balance was maintained.