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Royal Mummy of Ramesses II

The mummy of Ramesses II (r. ca. 1279-1213 BC) was among those found in the royal cache (DB320) 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. His nostrils were filled with resin and seeds, perhaps to better hold their shape.

According to the X-rays, the king was suffering from dental problems and severe arthritis in his hip joint. Ramesses II’s mummy was sent to Paris for further studies and preservation. The king most probably died in his late eighties or early nineties. The royal mummy of Ramesses II is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 26214