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Mumia versa
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A Mumia compound identified as a liquor.
In the book. Liquor Mumiæ is separately equated with human fat, while Liquor Mumiæ de gummi is oil of gum.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362.
Historical Definition
Mumia versa is the liquor of mummy.
Meaning
This short gloss directs the reader from the compounded name to a liquid expression associated with mummy. It gives no means of preparation and does not state that the word versa alone identifies a particular ingredient.
Use in the Book
Liquor Mumiæ is separately equated with human fat, while Liquor Mumiæ de gummi is oil of gum. These definitions should be consulted with the full compounds in view; the shared Mumia vocabulary does not erase their different equivalents.
Places to Read
Liquor Mumiæ. A Mumia compound explicitly identified as human fat.
Liquor Mumiæ de gummi. A Mumia compound whose stated material is gum oil.
Mumia. Balmed flesh, expressly extending beyond human flesh.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 362, Mumia versa
See also. Liquor Mumiæ; Liquor Mumiæ de gummi; Mumia