Amum-Her-Khepesh-Ef

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Amum-Her-Khepesh-Ef
King's Son
Bornca. 1885 BC
Ancient Egypt
Diedca. 1883 BC (aged 1–2)
Ancient Egypt
Burial1950
West Cemetery, Middlebury, Vermont
Dynasty 12th of Egypt
Father Sen Woset III
Mother Hathor-Hotpe [ sic ]
Religion Ancient Egyptian religion

Amum-Her-Khepesh-Ef ("Amun Is with His Strong Arm") (died ca. 1883 BC) was the supposed son of Pharaoh Sen Woset III and Queen Hathor-Hotpe [ sic ].

He died at the age of two and was interred in Egypt, likely Dahshur. His mummy was stolen by graverobbers and purchased by Henry Sheldon from some visiting Spanish sailors in New York in 1886 for display in his museum. However, the mummy arrived in such poor condition that it was relegated to the attic. [1] After his death, it remained there until 1945, when a curator named George Mead came across it. Fearing that the mummy might be dug up by student pranksters if buried whole, [2] he had it cremated in his neighbor's furnace in 1950 and interred in his family plot, with a suitable headstone. [3] His grave is next that of General Hastings Warren and near that of Vermont Representative Daniel Chipman [4]

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Amenherkhepshef or variant spellings may refer to:

References

  1. "Grave of Amum-Her-Khepesh-Ef". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. Jasmine Day (27 September 2006). The Mummy's Curse: Mummymania in the English-speaking World. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN   978-1-134-29796-2.
  3. Irving Wallace; David Wallechinsky; Amy Wallace (July 4, 1982). "New England Mummy". Significa. The San Bernardino County Sun. p. 82. Retrieved 13 May 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Glenn M. Andres (2005). Anne Callahan (ed.). "A Walking History of Middlebury / Middlebury Village Continued". midddigital.middlebury.edu. Retrieved 13 May 2020.