This 3,500-year-old mummy was first discovered in 1881.
New Delhi, Egyptologists have made a big breakthrough. Scientists have discovered some mysterious information about the 3500 year old king. Egypt has digitally uncovered the mummy of its king Pharaoh Amenhotep I. After this many secrets have been revealed. This 3,500-year-old mummy was first discovered in 1881. Now the king’s body has been studied as soon as it is removed from his mummy.
Advanced digital 3D imagery technology has been used to study the mummy. Due to which many surprising things have come to the fore. King Pharaoh Amenhotep I ruled Egypt from 1525 to 1504 BC. There, the technique of burying them in a mummy was quite different and new.
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Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Tuesday, the research was led by Sahar Salim, Professor of Radiology at the University of Cairo, and Zahi Hawass, a renowned Egyptologist. He further said in the statement, ‘Salim and Hawas have used advanced X-ray technology, CT (computed tomography) scanning as well as advanced computer software programs for this research. So that it can be opened digitally in a safe non-invasive way without touching the mummy.
Many big revelations have come after this study. For example, many things have been revealed about the face of King Amenhotep I, his age, health status, as well as the unique mummification and reburial of the mummy. This research revealed that Amenhotep I was the first Pharaoh dynasty king to be buried in a mummy with weapons. At the same time, he was the last king of the dynasty in whose mummy the brain was not removed from the skull.
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Pharaoh conducted many military campaigns during his rule. At the same time, it has also been found in this research that the death of Pharaoh was due to injury or disease. He died at the age of just 35. The special thing is that this mummy is the only mummy that has not been uncovered by archaeologists by the garlands of flowers that encircle the hair and the tight bands put on to preserve its mask.
Earlier the mummy of the king was exhumed in the 11th century BC during the 21st dynasty. This was ascertained by the archaeologists from the decoded hieroglyphs. There were two speculations about this matter.
According to one estimate, the king’s mummy was damaged by the tomb robbers, which was taken out of the mummy by the priests to repair it. At the same time, according to another estimate, the mummy was opened by the priests for the purpose of extracting the royal objects and precious jewels buried with the king. However, new research has made it clear that the priests did nothing wrong.