| Menat Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Menat |
| Age | |
| Sex | f |
| Status | priestess |
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| Source | |
| Culture | Egyptian |
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| Site | |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Pechersk Lavra, Kiev |
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Menat, the mummy of a singer in the temple of Amon in Ancient Egypt, was discovered inside a stone coffins, or sarcophagi. Experts say the finding is unusual due to Menat's hands being positioned in a style commonly used in male burials.
Additional[]
It is believed the mummy came to the Ukraine in the second half of the nineteenth century. Last exhibited in Kiev during the 1970s, during a time when Egyptian artefacts were used in atheist propaganda. Forgotten, it was rediscovered in Kiev’s Pechersk Lavra. It spent several decades in a museum depository and was rediscovered by archaeologists during an audit. According to historians, her head was accidentally severed from her body during transportation.
External Links[]
http://euromaidanpress.com/2017/05/11/egyptian-mummies-found-in-kyiv-cathedral/#arvlbdat