| Tamut Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Tayesmutengebtiu or Tamut |
| Age | (30 year+) |
| Sex | Female |
| Status | |
| Height | 157 cm (5 feet 2 inches) |
| Source | |
| Culture | Egyptian |
| Date(s) | Early 22nd Dynasty, about 900 BC |
| Site | Thebes, Egypt |
| Current Location | |
| Location | The British Museum |
| Catalog # | |
Tayesmutengebtiu, also known as Tamut was a chantress of Amun. Tamut is a high ranking priest's daughter. She was found in Thebes, Egypt at early 22nd Dynasty, about 900 BC.
She is believed to have been a singer of Egypt's Temple of Karnak about 900 BC. As the daughter of an elite priest, she is called “Lady of the House” and “Chantress of Amun.
Mummification[]
This mummy was wrapped in linen after the organs were removed. She was wrapped gold, blue, red coffin. Her brain was removed from her head before this process. The internal organs were also removed.
Studies[]
CT scans reveal she died in her early thirties.
Pathology[]
There was many dental abscesses, tooth loss and tooth decay. She is known to have Atherosclerosis seen through the plaque in the arteries.
Tayesmutengebtiu was about 5'2 in height
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