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A medley of mummies from Deir el-Bahari

2018, 27, No. 2

American University in Cairo, Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology

IMI-art / Affidea, Av. República 99B, 1050-190 Lisbon, Portugal

IMI-art / Affidea, Av. República 99B, 1050-190 Lisbon, Portugal

IMI-art / Affidea, Av. República 99B, 1050-190 Lisbon, Portugal


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21.12.2018

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Abstract

The results of radiographic and visual examinations of four mummies originating from Deir el-Bahari, now kept in different museums throughout Egypt, are presented here. One individual dates to the Twenty-second Dynasty, and the remaining three date to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and were possibly related. Some of the mummies possessed amulets, with one individual having unusual accouterments in addition to the amulets.

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