Cairo: The
Egyptian Museum is the granddaddy of mummy museums. It should be
the first on anyone's list of mummy museums to visit.
Luxor: The
Museum of Mummification is relatively new and well worth a visit. The
museum's holdings include a large crocodile, a 21st Dynasty high priest, a cat,
a ram, and an ape. The mummy of the high priest is beautifully wrapped.
Grahamstown: The
Albany Museum has an
Egyptian mummy from the 18th Dynasty.
Durban: The
Durban Natural Science Museum has
an Egyptian mummy named Peten-Amun (a priest) from about 300 B.C.
Pretoria: The
National Cultural History Museum has
an Egyptian mummy from the Roman period. X-rays indicate that the mummy may be
female, but the mummy portrait attached to the coffin is male. Further study
is underway.