djedkhonsiufankh

When acquired in 1834, this mummy rested within a gilded cartonnage case and a wooden coffin adorned with a luminous gold face and inlaid glass eyes. Painted deities and hieroglyphic inscriptions name the deceased as Djedkhonsiufankh, son of Pennestytawy, grandson of Nesamun; a lineage carefully recorded to secure remembrance for eternity. Radiographic examination reveals a...