I am wrapped head to toe in linen, but I am nobody's birthday present. My name sounds like a loving parent, yet I am a spook walking out of an ancient Egyptian tomb. What am I?
A mummy
Wordplay on 'mummy' sounding like 'mommy', wrapped in cloth bandages like a gift.
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