Autopsy results of ‘Woman Screaming’ mummy, suspected of pain during Sakaratul Maut

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Mommy ‘woman screaming or ‘Screaming Woman’ reportedly died of excruciating pain. This is calculated from the results of the autopsy.

Mommy It is estimated to be 3,500 years old. In addition to his unusual emotional state, this mummy was embalmed with expensive substances, even for his internal organs. Because of this, his body was found still intact.

Intact limbs are usually a sign of poor embalming, but Screaming Woman is well preserved.

“Embalming in Ancient Egypt is still shrouded in mystery,” said study co-author Sahar Saleem, a mummy radiologist at Cairo University‘s Kasr Al Ainy Hospital. Living Science.

“I was surprised by this, because the classic method of embalming in the New Kingdom (around 1550 to 1070 BC) involved the removal of all organs except the heart,” Saleem said. .

Researchers revealed the results of their research in a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. Even if it is not the only mummy found with its mouth open, the mystery of the time of death of this mummy has attracted the attention of scientists.

“An open mouth occurs when these muscles relax during sleep or when they decompose after death. To keep the corpse’s mouth closed, glasses are often circling the lower jaw around the skull,” explained Saleem.

However, this case is different. Once examined, the gaping mouth of ‘Screaming Woman’ was caused by a painful death.

“The screaming faces of the mother in this study can be interpreted as cadaveric spasms, which means that the woman died screaming in pain,” he explained.

Cadaveric spasms occur when the muscles contract minutes before death, causing them to tighten. This situation can occur in cases such as death due to abuse, suicide, or drowning.

However, the cause of death of this mummy has not been revealed. This woman is known to be 1.5 meters tall. The connection between her pelvic bones, which changes with age, indicates that she was about 48 years old when she died. The bones in his spine also indicated that he may have mild arthritis.

In addition, the mummy was missing several teeth. Most likely, the tooth fell out just before death – indicated by the unhealed tooth socket.

Ultimately, Saleem and his team hope that advances in scientific methods will allow them to find out more about the ‘Screaming Woman’ mummy.

“His well-preserved body is like a time capsule that allows us to find out how he lived, what illnesses he suffered, and capture what could have been a painful death.” ,” said Saleem.

“This kind of research makes the mummy and allows us to see it as a person,” he said.

The mummy of the ‘Screaming Woman’ is kept at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, while her coffin and ring jewelery are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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