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T�tulo

Unwrapping a Mummy: The Life, Death and Embalming of Horemkenesi

Editor

Univ of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Fecha de publicaci�n

1996

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0292781415

ISBN 13

9780292781412

Encuadernaci�n

Soft cover

Estado

Very Good

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Horemkenesi was an Egyptian priest and official who lived at Thebes in the eleventh century B.C. The unwrapping and scientific examination of his mummified body (the last such investigation to have been carried out in Britain) provided a rare opportunity to study the remains of a known historical figure using the most sophisticated technology and methods of analysis. By combining the results of this study with information from inscriptions on Horemkenesi's coffin and rock graffiti recording his work in the cemeteries of Thebes, it is possible to build up a fascinating picture of the life, death, and mummification of an ancient Egyptian.

The first part of this book considers Horemkenesi's life and work against the backdrop of Upper Egypt in the troubled times of the early Twentieth Dynasty. The second part concentrates on the unwrapping of the mummy: its careful planning, how the delicate operation was carried out, and what discoveries were made. What did Horemkenesi look like? How old was he at death? What was the state of his health? Why did the embalmers not remove his brain, and why were his internal organs missing? These and other questions are answered in this stimulating book.

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John H. Taylor is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum.

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