List of Egyptian mummies (officials, nobles, and commoners)

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For a list of mummies dealing with the dynastic royal family, see List of Egyptian mummies (royalty).

The following is a list of mummies that have been found in Egypt dating to the pharaonic dynasties. This list includes people who were considered to be court officials, nobles, or commoners by historians. Some of these mummies have been found to be remarkably intact, while others have been damaged from tomb robbers and environmental conditions.

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Identified[]

Name Role Year of Death Dynasty Gender Year discovered Image Description
Antjau 0525 664-660 BC 26th Male Un­known AncientEgyptianMummy-Antjau-CloseUp-ROM.png Displayed in the Royal Ontario Museum.[1]
Asru Temple singer 0700 700 BC 25th Female 1825 1825 N/A The unwrapped body of Arsu was donated to Manchester Museum in 1825 along with her two coffins. She was likely from Thebes (modern Luxor). She was 50-60 years old at death; testing has revealed she suffered from several types of internal parasites.[2]
Djedmaatesankh Temple singer Un­known 22nd Female Un­known Mummy-case of Djedmaatesankh, musician, Western Thebes, Egypt, 22nd Dynasty, c. 850 BC - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09731.JPG Djedmaatesankh was 30-35 years old when she died, possibly from sepsis caused by a dental abscess. She is on display in the Royal Ontario Museum.[3][4]
Djedptahiufankh Second Prophet of Amun 0943 943 to 728 BC 22nd Male 0019 19th Century Mummy Djedptahiufankh Smith.jpg
Djehutynakht Nomarch Un­known 11th/12th Male 1915 1915 Head of the Mummy of Djehutynakht.jpg
Henut Taui Priestess Un­known 21st Female Un­known N/A
Hornedjitef Priest 0220 c.220 BC Ptolemaic Male Un­known British Museum Hornedjitef.jpg Hornedjitef was a priest of the temple of Amun at Karnak during the reign of Ptolemy III. His coffins and cartonnage-covered mummy were discovered in Asasif in Thebes, modern Luxor. He was 55-65 years old at the time of his death.[5]
Imhotep (vizier) Vizier Un­known 18th Male 1903 1903-1905 N/A
Isetemkheb D Un­known 21st Female Un­known Mummy Isetemkheb-D Smith.JPG
Iufaa Priest 0525 500 to 525 BC 26th Male 1996 1996 N/A
Kha and Merit Overseer of works Un­known 18th Both 1906 1906 Gilded anthropoid coffin of Kha (TT8).jpg
Lady Rai Nursemaid 1530 1530 BC 17th Female 1881 1881 Mummy LadyRai Smith.JPG
Maatkare Mutemhat Priestess Un­known 21st Female Un­known Mummy Maatkare-Mutemhat Smith.JPG
Maiherpri Noble Un­known 18th Male 1901 1901 N/A
Masaharta High Priest of Amun 1045 1045 BC 21st Male Un­known Mummy Masaherta Smith.JPG
Mehit-em-Wesekht 300 c.300 BC Ptolemaic Female Un­known N/A The mummy and coffin of Mehit-em-Wesekht were donated to the former Colonial Museum (now Te Papa) in 1885. Her parents worked at the temple of Min in Akhmim, Upper Egypt, and it is likely that she was also a member of the temple staff before her early death.[6]
Meresamun Priestess 0800 c.800 BC 23rd Female 1920 1920 Meresamun head.png
Nehmes Bastet Temple singer Un­known 22nd Female 2012 2012 N/A
Neskhons Noble Un­known 21st Female 1881 1881 Mummy Neskhons Smith 02.JPG
Nesperennub Priest 0800 800 BC 22nd Male? 1890s N/A Nesperennub bore the titles of 'Opener of the Two Gates of Heaven at Karnak' and 'Libationer of the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak.' His mummy is enclosed in a painted cartonnage mummy case and a wooden outer coffin that was originally intended for a woman. He died at 30-40 years old.[7][8]
Nefrina Commoner 0275 c.275 BC Ptolemaic Female 1930 1930 N/A Nefrina was from the town of Akhmim. Her cause of death may have been complications of a broken hip. Her father, Irethourrou, and mother, Irty-rou, were both involved in the cult of the god Min.[9] She has been on display in the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania since 1930.[10]
Nesyamun Priest 1100 c.1100 BC 20th Male 1823 1823 N/A
Nodjmet Noble 1064 1064 BC 20th/21st Female Un­known Mummy Nodjmet Smith.JPG
Pinedjem II High Priest of Amun 0969 969 BC 21st Male 1881 1881 Mummy Pinedjem2 Smith.JPG
Qar Royal physician Un­known 0056th Male 2006 2006 N/A
Noble Un­known 12th Female 2016 2016 N/A The mummy of "Lady Sattjeni" was found in 2016. She was revealed to be the daughter of a governor, and a woman of high nobility.[11]
Sha-Amun-en-su Priestess Un­known 22nd Female 1876 1876 B 1431.jpg This mummy was one of the very few that remained undisturbed in its sarcophagus since first mentioned in 1876. Sha-Amun-en-su lived during the 22nd dynasty, and was a priestess as well as a temple singer. Her mummy was destroyed in 2018 from a large-scale fire in the National Museum of Brazil, where she had been on display.
Ta-Sedgemet 0850 850-557 BC Female Mummy (AM 1986.135-2).jpg Ta-Sedgemet is from Akhmim, Upper Egypt. She was 27-35 years old at death and suffered from poor dental health. She was obtained for the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch along with another mummy, Tash-pen-Khonsu, in 1888; in 1957 she was transferred to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland where she is on display.[12][13]
Tash pen Khonsu Priestess 185 c.185 BC Ptolemaic Female Coffin and mummy of Tashpenkhonsu 02.jpg Tash pen Khonsu was purchased in 1887 from George Hilton Price for the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. She came from Akhmim, Upper Egypt and was involved in the cult of Amun. She died aged about 25. She appears to have been placed in a recycled coffin, as textile from the coffin lining was dated to 485 BC - a discrepancy of 300 years.[14]
Singer of Amun Un­known 21st Female 1881 1881 Tayuheret.jpg
Usermontu Noble 0400 400 BC 26th Male 1971 1971 Mummy upper-class male REM.jpg
Estate manager 1975 c.1975 BC 12th Male 1920 1920 The mummy of Wah was discovered in a 1920 dig organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The mummy was displayed for years before X-ray analysis revealed a number of small objects of value within the wrapping.[15][16] The outer layer of the body's linen wrappings were dyed red and inscribed with protective words.[17][18]
Yuya Courtier 1374 1374 BC 18th Male 1905 1905 Mummia di yuya primo piano.jpg

Disputed[]

Assumed name(s) Dynasty Sex Year discovered Image Description
Senenmut 18th Male 1881 1881 Mummy UM-C Smith.JPG This is another mummy that was found in DB320, and dubbed "Unknown Man C". Despite initial reporting, no conclusive link has been found that links the remains to Senenmut.

Unknown[]

The following entries are mummies that have no conclusive identity. In the interim they have been given either nicknames or assumed names by historians until further research can be done.

Nickname Dynasty Sex Year discovered Image Description
1770 (mummy) Un­known Female Un­known N/A "1770 mummy" was approximately 13 or 14 years old at the time of her death. It is possible that an unsuccessful treatment of dracunculiasis was the cause as she died a few weeks after her surgery.[19][20][21][22]
Gebelein predynastic mummies 001Predynastic Both 1895 1895 - 1896 Bm-ginger.jpg From 1895 to 1896, six unidentified mummies were found well preserved near Gebelein (modern name Naga el-Gherira) in the Egyptian desert. These mummies were the first complete predynastic bodies to be discovered.[23][24]
Kampp 150 mummy 18th Un­known 2017 2017 N/A The remains of a mummy were discovered in tomb "Kampp 150" sometime in December, 2017. The identification of the mummy remains unknown.[25]
Mer-Neith-it-es Un­known Female 2018 2018 N/A In March, 2018 a mummy was found in a sarcophagus that was first discovered in 1860 and labeled as "empty". Research is ongoing to determine who this mummy was and when she lived.[26]
Otago Museum mummy Ptolemaic Female 1893 N/A The mummy housed by the Otago Museum is the body of an elderly woman.[27]
21st Female Un­known Our Lady of the Nile Mummy - St. Petersburg, FL.jpg "Our Lady of the Nile" is an unidentified mummy that was toured by a carnival operator in the 1920s after it had been acquired from Egypt at an unknown date. Eventually the mummy was donated to the St Petersburg Museum of History where it remains today.[28]

See also[]

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