Preliminary Analysis of Mummies of the Twenty-Second Dynasty from Dra Abu el-Naga and their Associated Amulets

Al suroeste del patio de la TT 11, dentro de una gran tumba de la Dinastía XII, se encontró un conjunto de momias humanas fragmentadas. Todas eran de individuos adultos masculinos que presentaban una refinada momificación y unos restos de ajuar funerario de alta calidad. Junto a los datos epigráficos recuperados, permiten pensar que se trata de un grupo de sacerdotes de la Dinastía XXII. Los torsos de dos de estos individuos (uno entre 35 y 45 años y otro adulto, mayor de 25), se encontraban abiertos y rotos por los ladrones. En uno se aprecia muy bien la incisión de evisceración en el lado izquierdo del abdomen. En el borde inferior del corte se hallaba firmemente adherida una placa metálica rectangular, con un ojo udyat inciso en su cara exterior. En el otro individuo, sobre un paquete de ocre colocado en el área anatómica del corazón, se hallaron ocho plaquitas de oro y plata engarzadas con un cordel. Cada una presenta inciso un motivo distinto, en un conjunto que parece guardar relación con la literatura funeraria coetánea. Los escasos paralelos documentados, los materiales empleados y la calidad de su factura permiten poner de manifiesto el elevado estatus de su propietario.Southwest of the courtyard of TT 11, inside a large tomb from the Twelfth Dynasty, a set of fragmented human mummies were found. All of them were adult male individuals and presented a refined mummification and some remains of burial goods of high quality, which, together with the epigraphic data recovered, suggest that they were a group of priests of the Twenty-Second Dynasty. The torsos of two of these individuals (one between 35 and 45 years old and another adult, older than 25), were open and broken by the thieves. In one, the evisceration incision on the left side of the abdomen is very well preserved. A rectangular metal plaque with a wedjat eye incised on its outer face was firmly attached at the lower edge of the cut. In the other individual, on a package of ochre was located in the anatomical place of the heart, eight small plaques of gold and silver were found strung together to a cord. Each one has a different motif in a set that seems to be related to the contemporary funerary literature. The few documented parallels, the materials used, and the execution quality show the high status of the owner