Name: Merit, Mistress of the House, wife of Kha
Individual’s age: 25-35 years
Historical age: approx. 1350 BC (during the reign of King Amenhotep III)
Sex: female
Origin: Egypt, Deir el-Medina, Tomb TT 8
Type of mummification: artificial. Liquid natron bath technique suspected. No evisceration, brain tissue is still in the cranium.
Examinations carried out: Conventional X-ray (1968); Computed Tomography (2005) and digital X-ray (2014).
Diseases and other special characteristics:
Severe, probably postmortem damage: Massive dislocation of ribs and vetebrae. Moderate dental abrasion.
Museum: Turin, Museo Egizio, S. 08471/01 RCGE 19438
Literature:
- Bianucci, Raffaella, Michael E. Habicht, Stephen A. Buckley, Roger Seiler, Thomas Böni, and Frank J. Rühli. 2015. “Shedding New Light on the 18th Dynasty Mummies of the Royal Architect Kha and His Spouse Merit [in revision].” PloS One
- Marochetti, Elisa Fiore, Cinzia Oliva, Kristine Doneux, Alessandra Curti, and Francis Janot. 2005. “The Mummies of Kha and Merit: Embalming Ritual and Restauration Work.” Journal of Biological Research Vol. LXXX, N. 1, Proceedings V World Congress on Mummy Studies 80 (1): 243–47
- Martina, M.C., F. Cesarani, R. Boano, A.M. Donadoni Roveri, A. Ferraris, R. Grilletto, and G. Gandini. 2005. “Kha and Merit: Multidetector Computed Tomography and 3D Reconstructions of Two Mummies from the Egyptian Museum of Turin.” In Journal of Biological Research Vol. LXXX, N. 1, Proceedings V World Congress on Mummy Studies, 42–44. Rubbettino Editore
- Curto, Silvio, E. Delorenzi, and D. Spagnotto. 1980. “I Risultati D’una Rilevazione Radiografica E Grafica Su Mummie.” Oriens Antiquus 19: 147–57
- Delorenzi, E., and R. Grilletto. 1989. Le Mummie Del Museo Egizio Di Turino N 13001-13026. Indagine Anthropo-Radiologica. Milano.
Media/Press:
- Fletcher, Joann. 2014. Ägypten - Leben Und Sterben Im Tal Der Könige - (2/2) - Doku/Dokumentation. Deutschland / Frankreich (arte).
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