The mummy has been on display for many years.
She is now resting and not accessible to the public.
- In or about 1894 a party of explorers near the
Temple at Akhmin found it and presented it to the American Consul, F.C.
Penfield who then gave it to Mrs. Silver (his niece)
- Donated to Hobart College in 1897 by Mrs. Silver,
wife of the then history professor
- For a long time it was in the Science building,
in 1975 a Hobart student decided to learn more about the Mummy and took
it to the Geneva General Hospital where x rays
were made
- Discovered that it was a young woman, dated
from about 320 BC (Ptolemaic) and died from natural causes
- Discovered that it was a young woman, dated
from about 320 BC (Ptolemaic) and died from natural causes
- Brought to the library in 1990
- Coffin- four columns
of inscriptions
- "An offering which the king gives,
the god Min and god Wep-waut. Min god of vegetation, Wep-waut
(jackal god) opener of the ways offers
prayers to these two gods. and tell the story of her life
Where her name was written near her feet
the symbols have been obliterated."
- "An offering which the king gives,
the god Min and god Wep-waut. Min god of vegetation, Wep-waut
(jackal god) opener of the ways offers
prayers to these two gods. and tell the story of her life
Where her name was written near her feet
the symbols have been obliterated."
- Probably the daughter of an official as poor
people could not have afforded this kind of burial
- The Sarcophagus
has been repainted and the wrappings are not original
- One can no longer bring a mummy out of Egypt
but in the late 19th century it was common practice.
- Mummies are rarely found in libraries, but in museums there are many.
(Photos courtesy of Joseph Chmura)
