Geneva: The Museum
of Art and History
has an
Egyptian section with one mummy. The label card indicates that she was "de
la maîtresse de maison Tjes-mout-pert."
According to Larry Riggs who sent The Mummy Tombs information about the
mummy: "Whether this means that the mummy is a housewife named
Tjes-mout-pert or is a mistress from the house of Tjes-mout-pert, I could
not say." But he does note that this mummy is not particularly
well-preserved: "Her
arms and legs were mostly skeletal, but her neck, torso, and head were
still wrapped." The museum has dated the mummy to the 22nd-25th
Dynasty. Thank you, Larry.
Yverdon: The
Local History Museum located in a medieval castle displays
the mummy of one Egyptian named Nesshou. He was a priest devoted
to worshipping Min, a fertility God and lived in the Greek period (331-30
B.C.). His mummy wrappings are interesting. The linen has been removed to
reveal that the Book of the Dead (papyrus) was wrapped around the body;
they are the glossy, lighter-colored parts of the body. X-rays of the
mummy reveal that there are various amulets underneath. Nesshou was
donated to the museum in 1896 by Edmund Simond-Bey. Thanks to Larry Riggs,
for providing the photo and the information about the mummy.
The castle at Yverdon itself is worth a
tour, because it was apparently the first work of the great architect of
Edward I's Welsh castles, Master James of St. Georges. The castle boasts
a fascinating keep that could be a final refuge in case of attack; it
has a drawbridge connecting it to the ramparts of the castle.
