The lost mummy of Djedhor : reconstructing the burial of a Ptolemaic priest from Thebes / Maarten J. Raven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raven, Maarten J., author.

Series:

Papers on archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities ; 33.

PALMA ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mummies--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Mummies.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Priests--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Priests.

Mummies--Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2025]

Summary:

"In the rich archives of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities lies a fascinating manuscript dealing with the autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy. This was performed in 1878 by the Museum’s curator Willem Pleyte. Thanks to Pleyte’s detailed procès-verbal, the mummy (which did not survive the dissection) can be reconstructed at least on paper. The name of the deceased has been inscribed on the mummy’s cartonnage, on some of the linen bandages, and on the Book of the Dead papyrus retrieved by Pleyte from the mummy wrappings. Several other items had been slipped between the wrappings, such as an amuletic necklace and various pieces of funerary jewellery. Together with textile samples of the diverse shrouds and bandages, all these finds have been preserved in the Museum’s reserves. This rich documentation allows us to recognize this assemblage as the remains of an elite burial in Ptolemaic Thebes. The texts identify its owner as a priest called Djedhor, the son of Neferibre and Takerheb. Comparable mummies and funerary objects in other museums in Europe, Egypt and the United States help to interpret the various items found on Djedhor’s mummy. Moreover, we can thereby visualise the additional material once present in the tomb, such as the mummy’s coffins, canopic chest, stela, and Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue. Finally, the common acquisition history of all these items points to the original location of Djedhor’s tomb and suggests through whose hands his remains must have passed on their way to Leiden"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Leiden mummy collection and its formation

Previous dissections

The acquisition of Djedhor’s mummy

The 1878 autopsy

The procès-verbal

Numbering issues

The cartonnage

The garlands

The bead net

Outer wrappings

Anklets and sandals

The Book of the Dead papyrus

Amuletic necklace

Inner wrappings

Mummification techniques

Other burial gifts

Date

Social status

Provenance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Sidestone Press, viewed December 8, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Raven, Maarten J. Lost mummy of Djedhor

ISBN:

9789464263466

9464263466

OCLC:

1534832664

Publisher Number:

CIPO000195141

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access