Come by every Monday to learn about an Egyptian Mummy, including their life, death, and burial!
Mummy Monday: Nesyamun
This week let’s talk about the only surviving mummy in Leeds, United Kingdom. Let’s meet Nesyamun! Life Nesyamun was a priest from the reign of Ramesses XI, around 1100 BCE. His name means “the one belonging to the God Amun.” He worked in the temple of Karnak, which may have employed over 80,000 people at…
Mummy Monday: Takabuti
This week let’s learn about a mummy with a tragic death. Let me introduce you to Takabuti, the mummy at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Life Takabuti was a young woman living in Thebes during the 25th Dynasty. Her mother’s name was Taseniric and her father (whose name seems to be lost) was a priest…
Mummy Monday: Ramesses V
This week let’s take a look at another royal from the 20th Dynasty. Meet Pharaoh Ramesses V! Life Usermaatre Sekheperenre Ramesses V was born c. 1110 B.C.E. to Pharaoh Ramesses IV and his wife Duatentopet. Very little is known about his early life. He did have a chief wife named Tahenutwati and another wife named…
Mummy Monday: Nesshou
This week let me introduce you to Nesshou, a priest from the Ptolemaic Period. He is currently located at the Musee d’Yverdon les Bains in Switzerland and has the most complete funerary collection in all of Switzerland. Life Nesshou was born sometime during the Ptolemaic Period, presumably in the city of Akhmin. His father’s name…
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Melissa In De Nile 