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The Lost Mummy of Djedhor: Reconstructing the Burial of a Ptolemaic Priest from Thebes
In the rich archives of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities lies a fascinating manuscript dealing with the autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy. This was performed in 1878 by the Museum's curator Willem Pleyte. Thanks to Pleyte's detailed procès-verbal, the mummy (which did not survive the dissection) can be reconstructed at least on paper. The name of the deceased has been inscribed on the mummy's cartonnage, on some of the linen bandages, and on the Book of the Dead papyrus retrieved by Pleyte from the mummy wrappings. Several other items had been slipped between the wrappings, such as an amuletic necklace and various pieces of funerary jewellery. Together with textile samples of the diverse shrouds and bandages, all these finds have been preserved in the Museum's reserves.
This rich documentation allows us to recognize this assemblage as the remains of an elite burial in Ptolemaic Thebes. The texts identify its owner as a priest called Djedhor, the son of Neferibre and Takerheb. Comparable mummies and funerary objects in other museums in Europe, Egypt and the United States help to interpret the various items found on Djedhor's mummy. Moreover, we can thereby visualise the additional material once present in the tomb, such as the mummy's coffins, canopic chest, stela, and Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue. Finally, the common acquisition history of all these items points to the original location of Djedhor's tomb and suggests through whose hands his remains must have passed on their way to Leiden.
This rich documentation allows us to recognize this assemblage as the remains of an elite burial in Ptolemaic Thebes. The texts identify its owner as a priest called Djedhor, the son of Neferibre and Takerheb. Comparable mummies and funerary objects in other museums in Europe, Egypt and the United States help to interpret the various items found on Djedhor's mummy. Moreover, we can thereby visualise the additional material once present in the tomb, such as the mummy's coffins, canopic chest, stela, and Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statue. Finally, the common acquisition history of all these items points to the original location of Djedhor's tomb and suggests through whose hands his remains must have passed on their way to Leiden.
Book Details
- Publisher: Sidestone Press
- Publish Date: Oct 31st, 2025
- Pages: 110
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
- EAN: 9789464263442
- Categories: • Archaeology• Ancient - Egypt
About the Author
Raven, Maarten J.: - Prof. Maarten J. Raven Is The Curator Of The Egypt Collection In The Dutch National Museum Of Antiquities. He Studied Egyptian Languages And Literature, History Of Art And Archaeology At The University Of Leiden. Since 1975, He Performs Fieldwork At Saqqara (Egypt). He Is Particularly Interested In The Art And Material Culture Of The New Kingdom And The Late Period, In Iconography, Magic And Symbolism, And In Egyptomania And The Rediscovery Of Ancient Egypt. Raven Wrote His Dissertation On Aspects Of Funerary Symbolism (Symbols Of Resurrection: Three Studies In Ancient Egyptian Iconography, 1984). He Published Many Articles, Catalogues And Monographs On Material Culture, The Leiden Collection And Fieldwork In Saqqara.
In September 2012, Maarten Raven Was Appointed Extraordinary Professor Of The Museology Of Ancient Egypt In The Egyptology Department Of The Faculty Of Humanities. He Focuses On The Museum Aspects Of Egyptology And Investigates The Formation Of Egyptian Collections In Museums In The Netherlands And Elsewhere.
Besides His Appointment As Curator, Raven Is Active As Board Member Of Various Institutions In The Field Of Museums And Egyptology.
In September 2012, Maarten Raven Was Appointed Extraordinary Professor Of The Museology Of Ancient Egypt In The Egyptology Department Of The Faculty Of Humanities. He Focuses On The Museum Aspects Of Egyptology And Investigates The Formation Of Egyptian Collections In Museums In The Netherlands And Elsewhere.
Besides His Appointment As Curator, Raven Is Active As Board Member Of Various Institutions In The Field Of Museums And Egyptology.