The mummy from Hermitage Museum “suddenly” became a priest

Previously, scientists believed that the garments is a famous singer.

Egyptian mummy, kept at the Hermitage which is believed to be the singer, actually belongs to the priest, and the chief porters of the Pharaoh on behalf of the PA cache.

After a comprehensive examination of the mummy of the mid-first century BCE of the Theban necropolis it became clear that this is not the singer, but generally male. And castrated.

“If they do not repellent, the mummy (apparently) virtually indistinguishable from each other, and they are often confused — for example, the sale” — said the head of the Department of Ancient Orient of the State Hermitage Museum Andrey Bolshakov.

He said that the mummies were previously in the Cabinet of curiosities, and only after the revolution came to the Hermitage. “There was confusion with the identification of certain exhibits”, – quotes Bolshakov.

In the collection of the Hermitage tries to find the mummy of a singer of Babat. And the mummy of PA-the cache will have to move to another sarcophagus. The surprise was aroused by the fact that the PA-the cache has been neutered.

“He could be neutered in vivo with the aim to make him a eunuch, but it is not the Egyptian practice: we are aware of only one case of castration at a young age. It is theoretically possible removal of the testicles in the process of mummification, but it’s also unusual for Ancient Egypt. It’s not even uncommon, but rather the uniqueness,” said the expert.

The deceased priest is well preserved all the teeth, and during his life they were all healthy, just a little faded. The degree of Erasure suggests that the PA-cash died at the age of 35 years. At length the mummy reaches 160 cm, however, the in vivo growth of the priest could be 10cm higher. According to experts, the PA-cash suffered a number of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and Marfan’s syndrome — genetic disorders of connective tissue.

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