Mummy of Nesiamun

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The mummified body of a man named Nesiamun is not on view, but rests inside his closed coffin (which is displayed in gallery 130; see 26.3.11a, b). CT scans of his mummy show that Nesiamun sustained several serious injuries before death, including a broken left shoulder and fractures of his pelvis and skull. From the inscription on the coffin's lid we know that Nesiamun's parents were named Bakenamun and Tahathor.

Mummy of Nesiamun, Mummified human body, linen, mummification material

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Mummy of Nesiamun, Mummified human body, linen, mummification material
Mummy of Nesiamun, Mummified human body, linen, mummification material

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