…It is mainly used to describe the human body, but can also be applied to animals. In ancient Europe, Egyptian mummies were believed to have medicinal properties, and they were imported to Japan in the 16th century under the name myrrh (mirra, Portuguese). It is said that the word mummy is a corrupted version of this. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mirra" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…主として人体についていわれるが,動物の場合にも適用される。古くヨーロッパではエジプトのミイラが薬効があるとされ,日本にも16世紀に没薬ミルラmirra(ポルトガル語)として輸入された。ミイラはこれのなまったものといわれる。… ※「mirra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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