Mummies with golden tongues were found in Egypt – Science and IT
Placing golden tongues in mummies, according to beliefs, helped the dead communicate in the afterlife.
Archaeologists have discovered 13 mummies with golden tongues and nails in the cemetery of the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus, dating to the Ptolemaic period (304-30 BC).
A total of 52 mummies were found, among which one had two golden tongues, and another had nails covered with gold plates, according to Live Science
Gold in ancient Egypt symbolized the “flesh of the gods.” Placing golden tongues in mummies, according to beliefs, helped the dead communicate in the afterlife. Salima Ikram, a professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, suggests that this may have been a kind of tradition in the embalming practices of Oxyrhynchus.
In addition to the mummies, 29 amulets in the shape of scarab beetles and Egyptian deities such as Horus, Thoth and Isis were found during the excavations.