More anomalies have been identified by scientists on the mummy of “Mysterious Lady”, an unidentified pregnant woman found in a coffin noted to be that of a 1st-century Egyptian priest B.C.
The “mystery lady” once caused a stir in the scientific world when it was discovered that she was a pregnant woman, not a monk as the information provided on the coffin. Not to mention, the 28-week fetus in her belly was also naturally mummified according to her mother, according to a study published in April 2021.
This mysterious mummy is also known as the Warsaw Mummy (Poland), which is also the current property. This woman is believed to be from the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes.
Close-up of “Mysterious Lady” – Photo: Warsaw Mummy Project
Recently, a team called the Warsaw Mummy Project, who have been studying the mysterious woman for a long time, announced the discovery of special deformities on the mummy’s skull.
According to Live Science, the bone lesions indicated that she most likely had severe oropharyngeal cancer and that it was the cancer that killed her.
The most obvious sign of cancer is a hole about 7 mm in the back of the left eye socket, which was revealed when the scientists 3D reconstructed the skull based on CT scan results through the bandaged body.
This unusual gap suggests a tumor or lesion was present at the site when she was alive, pushing the surrounding bone away from the rest of the chin socket, according to archaeologist and anthropologist Marzena Ozarek-Szilke from the Medical University of Warsaw, co-director of the Warsaw Mummy Project.
The hole can also be caused by a cyst or a condition called cribara orbitalia, caused by anemia or severe iron deficiency, that alters the other surface of the eye socket. However, other minor malformations in the nasal cavity, jawbone and sinuses predisposing to cancer is the most likely hypothesis.
“Reincarnated” Shep-en-Isis from a 2,600-year-old Egyptian mummy
Shep-en-Isis is a famous Swiss mummy, which originated in ancient Egypt and has been kept in the Library of the Convent of São Galo in St. Gallen since 1820. Now thanks to modern science, technology they knew her face.
Shep-en-Isis mummy, now owned by Switzerland – Photo: FAPAB Research Center / Cicero Moraes
The “Forensic Facial Reconstruction of Shep-en-Isis” project brought back from ancient Egypt a 30-40 year old woman with olive skin and delicate features. characteristic of the Egyptians.
According to Acient Origins, this mummy was found in the mortuary temple of pharaoh Hatshepsut in the valley of Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile. She lay in a family grave with her father, a wealthy aristocrat, of the priestly lineage, well-educated and with a formal degree.
Portrait of Egyptian noblewoman after being recreated – Photo: FAPAB Research Center / Cicero Moraes
She was bought by Switzerland and displayed to this day. Mummification studies show that she was born around 650 BC and died between 620 and 610 BC
The reconstruction of an Egyptian mummy’s face was led by Brazilian expert Cícero Moraes, known in the field of forensic reconstructions of historical figures. He and his colleagues used anatomical evidence from mummies, combining data from anthropological studies and other data on Shep-in-Isis to get the most complete face.
Most details are based on precise anatomy – Photo: FAPAB Research Center / Cicero Moraes
Most of the details have clear anatomical evidence, only the skin and eye color is the research team’s guess and based on the skin tone and eye color of the Egyptians at that time. Shep-en-Isis is also recreated with an intelligent face and eyes, befitting her class and upbringing.
Src: kenhthoisu.net
