Egypt's landmark museum has
a horrifying new exhibit with the "Screaming Mummy" now on display in
Cairo.
The Screaming Mummy is on
display at the Egyptian Museum. He is said to be the son of a pharaoh who may
have been hanged for plotting his father's murder and died a horrific death.
The mummy - the unknown man
E - is not usually exhibited at the museum and appears to be of a man who died
an agonising death.
Egypt's antiquities
ministry has said DNA analysis confirmed the mummy was a son of Ramses III, who
ruled between 1186 BC and 1155 BC.
The man appears to have
been hanged and shrouded in sheepskin, which the ancient Egyptians considered
impure.
Pentawere, the son of
Ramses III, was sentenced to hang for his role in the plot, according to details
in ancient papyrus records.
Pentawere conspired with
his mother Tiye - the second wife of Ramses III - to murder the king.
It is not clear if Ramses
III was killed in the plot, but there are indications that he was stabbed in
the neck.
An Eye of Horus amulet,
representing healing and protection, was placed around Ramses III's throat, the
ministry statement said.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/society/2018/2/17/egyptian-museum-displays-terrifying-screaming-mummy
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