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Mummy of Ramesses II
The mummy of Ramesses II was among those found in the Royal Cache (TT320) at Deir el-Bahari. It was completely covered with linen bandages that bear the king’s name and epithets in Hieratic script.
The mummy has silky hair, which was white at the time of death, but has yellowed from the preservative chemicals.
How did ramses ii dieHis nostrils were filled with resin and seeds, perhaps to better hold their shape.
Ramesses II was originally buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, but was later transferred (because of looting) by priests to the tomb of Queen Inhapy.
His body was moved again three days later to the tomb of high priest Pinedjem II — this story is inscribed on the linen covering his body.
Regarded by many historians as Egypt’s most powerful king, Ramesses II reigned for six decades (ca.
1279-1213 BC), lived to be over 90 years old and is said to have fathered upwards of 100 children. His body was originally entombed in the Valley of the Kings, West
