| Djehuty Human Mummy | |
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| Name(s) | Djehuty |
| Age | 15-16 |
| Sex | F |
| Status | elite |
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| Culture | Ancient Egyptian |
| Date(s) | c.1600 BC |
| Site | Draa Abul Naga necropolis |
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In April 2020, a Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission headed by José Galán uncovered an anthropoid coffin in Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank containing a mummy dating to the 17th dynasty.
Mummification[]
The mummy was in a poor state of preservation.
Studies[]
The coffin measures 1.75 by 0.33m, was carved from a sycamore tree trunk, covered with a whitewash and painted in red. The mummy was resting on its right side in the coffin. The mummy was wearing two spiral shaped earrings in one of the ears; two rings, one made of bone and the other with a blue glass bead set on a metal base and tied with string;four necklaces tied together with a faience clip. The first is 70cm long, made from rounded faience beads and alternating dark and light blue, the second one is 62cm long, and made of green faience and glass beads, the third measures 61cm and is made of 74 pieces, combining beads of amethyst, carnelian, amber, blue glass and quartz, with two scarabs, one depicting the falcon god Horus, and five faience amulets. The fourth is made of several strings of faience beads tied together at both ends by a ring combining all the strings. Also found nearby were sandals dyed red and embossed with different motifs depicting god Bes, goddess Taweret, a pair of cats, an ibex and a rosette. The name that may or may not apply was found on the ushabti.
Additional[]
The tomb has a court lined with stone and mud-brick walls. It has a six-yard deep burial shaft at its southern side that lead to four side chambers, studies reveal that the tomb was reused in antiquity.