This was the only royal Egyptian mummy discovered in the 19th and 20th centuries that had not yet been opened for study.
The mummified remains of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I was discovered in 1881, but it had never been unwrapped for study, until now — and that was accomplished without having to remove a single layer of the embalming linen, Egyptian scientists say., Egyptian scientists uncovered the secrets of King Amenhotep I’s mummified body by using advanced X-ray technology and computerized tomography scanning.
Zahi Hawass, a prominent Egyptologist and one of the scientists involved in the research, said, “For the first time we can know information about the mummy without disturbing the mummy,” NBC cited. , co-authored by Hawass and Dr. Sahar Saleem, a radiology professor at Cairo University’s department of medicine, details the findings, and was published Tuesday, the news outlet noted.
By using the non-invasive, digital techniques, Saleem said the well-preserved pharaoh could be studied “in unprecedented detail,”CNN cited Saleem, who along with her colleagues, determined that when he died, Amenhotep I was “about 35 years old and 169 centimeters tall.” Saleem added, “He had a narrow chin, a small narrow nose, curly hair, and mildly protruding upper teeth.” His teeth were healthy and he was also circumcised.
The scans revealed that the king was buried with 30 amulets and jewelry pieces, as well as a beaded metallic girdle,With no signs of any wounds or disfigurement due to disease, the research suggested Amenhotep I died as a result of an infection or a virus, theThe research was published in the journal
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