| Amun Ra's High Priest | |
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| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Ankh-f-n-khonsu |
| Age | |
| Sex | Male |
| Status | elite |
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| Culture | Ancient Egyptian |
| Date(s) | 22nd Dynasty, 943 BC-716 BC |
| Site | Luxor, Egypt |
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Ankh-f-n-khonsu lived during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
The 2,700-year-old mummy was discovered in November 2015. The coffin is made of wood and includes ceremonial decoration and hieroglyphic markings. Known as "Ankh-f-n-khonsu", the high priest's mummy was found in Luxor, Egypt, in the tomb of Amenhotep-Huy, who was a vizier of Egypt from 1,391 BC to 1,353 BC.
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The well preserved sarcophagus is "made of wood and covered with a layer of plaster. It represents the deceased wearing a wig and crown with flowers and colorful ribbons along with ceremonial beard and a necklace adorning his chest,” read a statement from the Upper Egypt Antiquities Department.
The tomb was reused more than 500 years after it was completed. It was discovered in 1978, and is located at Qurnet Marei, part of the Theban Necropolis on Luxor’s west bank. A multi-national team of archaeologists led by the Institute for the Study of Ancient Egypt in Madrid has been studying and renovating the tomb since 2009, and uncovered the mummy in 2015.
References[]
Adl-Tabatabai, Sean. (2015). 2,700 year old high priest of god Amun Ra discovered in Egypt. Retrieved from http://yournewswire.com/2700-year-old-high-priest-of-god-amun-discovered-in-egypt/