| Khnum-Nakht Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Khnum-Nakht |
| Age | |
| Sex | m |
| Status | elite |
| Height | |
| Source | |
| Culture | Egyptian |
| Date(s) | 1985-1773 BC |
| Site | Deir Rifeh, Egypt |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Manchester Museum UK |
| Catalog # | |
Discovered in a tomb, later called The Tomb of The Two Brothers, located at Deir Rifeh, a village 250 miles (400km) south of Cairo. Discovered by Egyptian workmen directed by Egyptologists, Flinders Petrie and Ernest Mackay. Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the his coffin and second coffin, belonging to a man called Nekht-Ankh indicated that both men had mothers with the same name, Khnum-aa. Khnum-Nakht's hiroglyphs indicate that he was a 'Great Waab-priest' of the god Khnum and both his father and grandfather bore the title of mayor.
Studies[]
Scientists from the University of Manchester used DNA from the mummies' teeth to establish his relationship with Nekht-Ankh, Egyptologists have debated whether the mummies of the two men were related ever since they were discovered. They are indeed half-brothers, sharing the same mother but with different fathers.
Facial Reconstruction
The find was in Der Rifeh in Middle Egypt and originates from the 12th Dynasty (c.1985-1773 BC). The burial was the finest non-royal tomb found in that area.
Khnum-Nakht is an example of the poor standard of preservation achieved in the Middle Kingdom. There was very little remaining skin tissue and most of the remnants resolved into a fine powder at the unwrapping.
Pathology[]
Khnum-Nakht's spine shows evidence of arthritis with abnormal curvature (scoliosis) in the thoracic region. Teeth revealed an extremely rare developmental abnormality - double gemination (fusion of the teeth); the two central teeth are abnormally large and the left one has two roots.
External Links[]
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-42717715
http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/manchester/pages/Body%20coffin%20of%20Khnum%20Nakht.htm