- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
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1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
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2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
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3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
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4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
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5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
How Did Takabuti Die?
How Did Takabuti Die?
- Chapter:
- How Did Takabuti Die?
- Source:
- Life and Times of Takabuti in Ancient Egypt
- Author(s):
Robert Loynes
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
How did Takabuti die? Although initial studies revealed no definitive cause of death, recent analysis has provided intriguing new data: the presence of a penetrating injury in the back of the left upper rib cage that had been sealed with a pack of resin mixed with granular material. There is no evidence of wound-healing, so this is the most likely cause of death. New research attempts to identify the weapons/instruments involved and concludes the Takabuti was murdered. Imaging analysis has also provided information about the mummification procedure. At the time of Takabuti’s death, it was customary to remove the brain by means of a metal hook inserted up the nose. However, in this instance, the brain was extracted more unusually via the foramen magnum at the base of the skull, and exceptionally, the neck area was then filled in with a compact mass of resin. Mummies of this period are frequently filled with a mixture of mud, sawdust, aromatic resins and aromatic substances such as cinnamon. The original investigators of Takabuti found that the body was filled with a mixture of powders: in the current project, the main component in abdominal samples obtained from the mummy was sawdust.
Keywords: imaging analysis, mummies, mummification
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- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
-
1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
-
2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
-
3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
-
4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
-
5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
