Deciphering the secrets of one of the oldest mummies in Egypt
The mummy of Mrs. Ra'i is one of the oldest known mummies discovered in Egypt. She was discovered in 1881 and researchers estimate that she was between 30 and 40 years old when she died around 1530 BC.
From the remaining writings about Lady Re, we know that she was a governess to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, who was the first queen of the Eighteenth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. The body of Ahmose Enhabi, Ahmose Nefertari's aunt, was found mummy in the outer coffin of Lady Re.
The process of mummifying the lady included wrapping her in linen. Her face and body were covered in a mixture of resin and sand. There was an embalming incision on the left side of her body which was covered by an embalming plate. It is possible that jewelry was placed on her right wrist during the mummification process.
In 2009, researchers performed a computed tomography (CAT) scan of Ms. Rahi's body and discovered that she was suffering from atherosclerosis. It is the oldest known mummy suffering from the disease, and several other Egyptian mummies show signs of atherosclerosis.
Mrs. Rey (ca. 1570/1560 - 1530 BC) was an ancient Egyptian woman from the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty who worked as a governess for Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.
Her mummy remains were discovered in the Royal Cache (TT320) next to Deir el-Bahari in 1881 and it is estimated that she was in her thirties at the time of her death.
The mummy was unwrapped by Grafton Elliot Smith in 1909. He described her mummy as "the most complete example of mummification that has come down to us from the early Eighteenth Dynasty, or perhaps from any other period." Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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