a body embalmed, or dried and preserved in the manner used by the ancient Egyptians. There are two kinds of bodies denominated mummies. The first are only carcases dried by the heat of the sun, and by that means preserved from putrefaction. Some imagine that these are the bodies of deceased people buried in the desert on purpose to keep them entire without embalming; but others think they are the carcases of travellers who have been overwhelmed by the clouds of sand raised by the hurricanes frequent in those deserts. The second kind of mummies are bodies taken out of the catacombs near Cairo, in which the Egyptians deposited their dead after embalming. See Embalming.

MUNDE, a city of the province of Gottingen, in the kingdom of Hanover. It is situated at the junction of the rivers Fulda and Werra, which together form the Weser. It is in a most picturesque spot, and has an ancient castle and three churches, but no walls. The inhabitants are about 5000, and have considerable trade by the rivers which unite near them.