| Gebel el Silsila Infant Human Mummy | |
| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Gebel el Silsila Infant |
| Age | <1 |
| Sex | Unknown |
| Status | Unknown |
| Height | Unknown |
| Source | |
| Culture | ancient Egypt |
| Date(s) | 1600 BCE |
| Site | Gebel el Silsila |
| Current Location | |
| Location | |
| Catalog # | none |
A team of Swedish archaeologists discovered a New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty necropolis of rock-cut un-decorated tombs, crypts cut out of the rock floors with stone covering. Among them were three crypts cut into the rock; two of them appeared to have been used for offerings while the third contained three infant burials. Additionally, the archaeologists also unearthed a shallow grave with a stone covering which contained a coffin holding an infant wrapped in textile - Burials ST44 and ST51 and ST44, wrapped in reed and textile respectively. Some of the grave goods found with ST44 were necklaces, amulets, worked flint, ceramic vessels, and colored pebbles.
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Slots cut in the tomb doorways suggest that there had been heavy, vertically-closing doors.
The ancient Egyptians called the site Kheny, or ‘Rowing Place’ it is known today as Gebel el-Silsila, ‘Mountain of the Chain’.