CT Scan of Nesmin from Akhmim
New Data on the Belgrade Mummy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14713782 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Branislav Anđelković (0000-0002-3629-2725, University of Belgrade), Jonathan P Elias |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-1589 • E-ISSN: 2334-8801 |
| Publisher | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Department of Ethnology and Anthropology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21301/eap.v16i3.7 |
| OpenAlex | W3211505622 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
An anthropoid wooden coffin with human mummy was purchased in Luxor in February 1888 by the Serbian mécène and world traveler Pavle Riđički (1805‒1893). Due to historical, political and cultural circumstances the first studies of the mummy did not start until May 1993. The ancient ‘patient’ ‒ Nesmin, stolist-priest of Akhmim, son of Djedhor (son of Wennefer, son of Djedhor) born to Chay-Hathor-Imw/Tjay-Hathor-imw ‒ who became known as the Belgrade mummy ‒ underwent a CT scan at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology Center. The present paper provides the first complete analysis of the CT scan. At the time of death (350‒325 B.C.) Belgrade Nesmin was between 35 and 40 years old. A proper bioanthropological study is presented. The mummification features are discussed. The distribution of funerary amulets on the mummy has been established. The mummy’s cultural biography is specified. A museum superstition phenomenon is noted
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Biography · Coffin · Superstition · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
The mummy in ancient Egypt
Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum. I. Mummies and Human Remains
Inscriptions on the Interior of the 30th Dynasty Coffin of Nefer-renepet from Akhmim
Ernest Brummer and the Coffin of Nefer-renepet From Akhmim
Identity Restored
The Mutability of Meaning
Stature estimation in ancient Egyptians
Variation in ancient Egyptian stature and body proportions
Virtual unfolding of folded papyri
Objects and the Museum
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |