The Weirdest Mummies of the World

But it wasn’t just Kings and high society who received this treatment. The animal kingdom played its part also. For example, mummified birds have been found on sites such as Tuna el-Gebel in Middle Egypt, the famed Necropolis of Khmun. Millions of sacred ibis birds were given the treatment in order to attract favors from the gods. Cats were also prized pets that got the mummy treatment.