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Usermontu (mummy)
Usermontu is an ancient Egyptian mummy exhibited at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum of San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ....Caption of the remains, from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (inv. No: RC 1779). The name ''Usermontu'' – which means, "Powerful is Montu" – almost certainly does not match the still-unknown name originally belonged to the mummified man. The mistake arose because long after death the mummy was placed in a coffin originally belonged to another man, a priest named Usermontu, and was still inside of it at the time of rediscovery. The mummy is very well preserved, and is also known for having an ancient but sophisticated prosthetic pin in its left knee. History In 1971, the Rosicrucian Museum acquired two sealed ancient Egy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mummy Upper-class Male REM
A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and Organ (anatomy), organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to Chemical substance, chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalming, embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccation, desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD (see the section #Etymology and meaning, Etymology and meaning). Mummies of humans and animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. Many of the Egyptian animal mummies are sacred ibis, and radiocarbon dating suggests the Egyptian Ibis mummies that have been analyzed were from time fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
