Mummy

A mummy was a corpse whose skin and dried flesh had been preserved.

History
Many cultures, especially the Egyptians, deliberately preserved bodies of important persons as mummies. Circa 2650 BC, the First Doctor wrapped up the Monk as a mummy to get him out of the way. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) Osirian service robots resembled Egyptian mummies. (TV: Pyramids of Mars) Walking mummies were part of the Egyptian section of EarthWorld on New Jupiter. (PROSE: EarthWorld)