Why did Egyptian mummies have golden tongues? Why these tongues were replaced with gold isn't clear, though some reports have claimed that the archaeologists believe it was to allow the deceased to be able to speak before the Egyptian god Osiris, judge of the dead, to ask for mercy.
The mummies were some of the several discoveries found at the Qwaisana Archaeological Compound excavation site in Egypt.
These excavations managed to unearth a number of ancient tombs from different points in Egyptian history.
The golden tongues weren't actual tongues but rather were golden plates in the shape of tongues placed in the mouths of some of the mummies, as explained by Supreme Council for Archaeology secretary-general Dr. Mustafa Waziri. In other words, these mummies had their tongues removed during the mummification process and replaced with these golden tongues.
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