| Khuwy Human Mummy | |
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| A mural from the tomb of Khuwy | |
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| Name(s) | Khuwy (also spelled Khewi) |
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| Sex | M |
| Status | elite |
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| Culture | Egyptian |
| Date(s) | 2381 to 2353 BC |
| Site | Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt |
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In April 2019, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced archaeologists discovered the mummy of a man called Khuwy, a high-ranking court official, entombed in Saqqara next to the pyramid complex built for Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi, who reigned from 2381 to 2353 BC. Khuwy's titles included "overseer of the khentiu-she of the Great House," "Great one of the ten of Upper Egypt" and "Sole friend" of the pharaoh.
Mummification[]
Subjected to standard period mummification, the body was placed in a limestone sarcophagus.
Studies[]
Khuwy's tomb, part of a necropolis at Saqqara, is decorated beautifully, the murals are exceptional and unexpected in a tomb of a commoner. The detailed murals are "exceptionally well-preserved."
Khuwy's mummy was recovered as well as fragments of the nobleman's canopic jars.
Studies[]
Khuwy has been found to be far older than assumed and is, in fact, one of the oldest Egyptian mummies ever discovered. It has been dated to the Old Kingdom (2,700 to 2,200 BC). The materials used, including exceptionally fine linen dressing and high-quality resin, and wrapped in the highest-grade of bandages, were not thought to have been in use until 1,000 years later.
Khuwy's tomb featured hieroglyphics that suggested the burial took place during the Fifth Dynasty period, spanning the early 25th to mid-24th century BC
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External Links[]
https://www.livescience.com/65155-mummy-of-pharaoh-official-discovered.html