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

The following is a list of mummies that have been found in Egypt dating to the Pharaoh 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.

Identified

Name	Role	Year of Death	Dynasty	Gender	Year discovered	Image	Description
Antjau		525 BC	26th	Male	Un­known
Asru		700 BC	25th	Female	1825	N/A	[1]
Djedmaatesankh	Commoner	Un­known	22nd	Female	Un­known
Djedptahiufankh	Second Prophet of Amun	943 to 728 BC	22nd	Male	19th Century
Djehutynakht	Nomarch	Un­known	11th/12th	Male	1915
Henut Taui	Priestess	Un­known	21st	Female	Un­known	N/A
Hornedjitef	Priest	c.220 BC	Ptolemaic	Male	Un­known
Imhotep (vizier)	Vizier	Un­known	18th	Male	1903-1905	N/A
Isetemkheb D		Un­known	21st	Female	Un­known
Iufaa	Priest	500 to 525 BC	26th	Male	1996	N/A
Kha and Merit	Overseer of works	Un­known	18th	Both	1906
Lady Rai	Nursemaid	1530 BC	17th	Female	1881
Maatkare Mutemhat	Priestess	Un­known	21st	Female	Un­known
Maiherpri	Noble	Un­known	18th	Male	1901	N/A
Masaharta	High Priest of Amun	1045 BC	21st	Male	Un­known
Meresamun	Priestess	c.800 BC	23rd	Female	1920
Nehmes Bastet	Temple singer	Un­known	22nd	Female	2012	N/A
Neskhons	Noble	Un­known	21st	Female	1881
Nesperennub		800 BC	23rd	Male?	Un­known	N/A	[2][3]
Nefrina	Commoner	c.275 BC	Ptolemaic	Female	1930	N/A
Nesyamun	Priest	c.1100 BC	20th	Male	1823	N/A
Nodjmet	Noble	1064 BC	20th/21st	Female	Un­known
Pinedjem II	High Priest of Amun	969 BC	21st	Male	1881
Qar	Royal physician	Un­known	6th	Male	2006	N/A
Sattjeni	Noble	Un­known	12th	Female	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.[4]
Sha-Amun-en-su	Priestess	Un­known	22nd	Female	1876	N/A	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.
Tayuheret	Singer of Amun	Un­known	21st	Female	1881
Usermontu	Noble	400 BC	26th	Male	1971
Wah	Estate manager	c.1975 BC	12th	Male	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.[5][6] The outer layer of the body's linen wrappings were dyed red and inscribed with protective words.[7][8]
Yuya	Courtier	1374 BC	18th	Male	1905

Disputed

Assumed name(s)	Dynasty	Sex	Year discovered	Image	Description
Senenmut	18th	Male	1881		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.[9][10][11][12]
Gebelein predynastic mummies	Predynastic	Both	1895 - 1896		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.[13][14]
Kampp 150 mummy	18th	Un­known	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.[15]
Mer-Neith-it-es	Un­known	Female	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.[16]
Our Lady of the Nile	21st	Female	Un­known		"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.[17]

See also

• List of Theban tombs

References

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