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Unwrapping a Mummy

by John H. Taylor

 

Unwrapping a Mummy by John H. Taylor is a short, readable book about the unwrapping of Horemkenesi, an Egyptian priest and official who lived in the Egypt of 11th Century B.C. 

His mummy was discovered in 1904 or 1905 (no one's quite sure) and sent to its home at the Bristol City Museum (in England) where he remained on display for many uneventful years...until the humid summer of 1976. At that time, the un-air-conditioned environment of the museum led to signs of the mummy's decomposition. In 1981, certain that the mummy was beyond reclamation, officials decided to unwrap and dissect it (an uncommon practice these days) to retrieve information. 

The results of two weeks of intensive study are captured beautifully in this book--yes, you do get to see the mummy unwrapped, step by step. Horemkenesi is no beauty, but the information gives a fuller picture of his life and death. Fascinating, scholarly work.

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Discovery of Horemkenesi
2. Egypt in the Twenty-first Dynasty
3. The Life and Work of a Theban Official
4. Religious Beliefs and Funerary Practices
5. The Unwrapping and Study of Horemkenesi
6. The Embalming of Horemkenesi
7. The Findings: Reconstructing Horemkenesi the Man
Chronology
Bibliography
Illustration Acknowledgements
Index

 

 

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