| Bekrenes Human Mummy | |
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| photo courtesy of the British Museum | |
| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Bekrenes |
| Age | |
| Sex | f |
| Status | elite |
| Height | 148 centimeters |
| Source | |
| Culture | Egyptian |
| Date(s) | 1070 - 940 BC |
| Site | Thebes |
| Current Location | |
| Location | The British Museum |
| Catalog # | EA15654 |
Bekrenes is the name of the elderly woman who was mummified and placed in an anthropoid wooden coffin that included painted text and decoration on a layer of plaster.
Studies[]
The mummy's mouth is closed. There was evidence of dental attrition in the lower teeth. There is a displaced tooth in the region of the left nostril, and a probable subluxation of the cervical vertebra 6 upon cervical vertebra 7, associated with a gap in the soft tissues of the neck in this region.
Both the Thorax and Abdominal cavities are tightly packed with bundles of linen. The arms are extended, the right hand and wrist are missing and only a few carpal bones remain of the left.
There is a large dense cylindrical mass lying between the thighs, and another between the shins. These are possibly parcels of resin-soaked linen containing the viscera which were often so placed in the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty.
depth: 34 centimeters width: 37 centimeters
Pathology[]
Well-marked calcification of both femoral arteries.
Additional[]
Named in inscription: Padihor (father)
Discovered with the remains of a glazed composition bead-net, winged scarab amulet across the breast, and a gilded polychrome-painted mummy-cover around lower legs.
Donated by Edward VII while Prince of Wales.