Egypt - Thebes, "Younger Lady", UnkFem 25-35, mummified, huge wound on left side of mouth/cheek, Mother of Pharoah Tutankhamun, March 9, 1898

[HmmMysterious]

Creating another thread of an unidentified decedent usually not seen on this sub-forum.

Wikipedia: Younger Lady (WARNING: postmortem photos)
Official classification: KV35YL, 61072

Reconstruction of Younger Lady (has generated controversy for making her too white)

Unidentified Female of Unknown Race (possibly had a brown skin color)

*The decedent was found on March 9, 1898 in tomb KV35 in the Valley of the Kings by French archaeologist Victor Loret.
*Mummy is about 3,400 years old

Vital Statistics

*Estimated age range: 25-35 years old
*Approximate height/weight: 5'2, unknown weight
*Distinguishing Characteristics: Gaping wound on left side of mouth/cheek that also destroyed part of her jaw, double pierced left earlobe, detached right arm, teeth showed no signs of wear or occlusal irregularities, non erupted upper wisdom teeth, shaved head
*Clothing: wig that could've belonged to her
*Identifiers: Unknown

Case History
The mummy was found by archaeologist Victor Loret in 1898 in Tomb KV35 in the Valley of the Kings. She was dubbed "The Younger Lady" to distinguish her from another female mummy who has been identified as Queen Tiye. A huge wound on the left side of her mouth and cheek is believed to be the cause of her death. The injury could have been caused by a heavy object hitting the woman's face, getting kicked in the face by an animal such as a horse, a chariot accident, or being struck with an axe.

DNA tests conducted between 2007 and 2009 have identified this mummy as the daughter of Pharoah Amenhotep III and Tiye, the full sister of Pharoah Akhenaten who's a full brother and possible husband to the Younger Lady. She has also been identified as the mother of Pharoah Tutankhamun, one of the most famous mummies.

There seems to be no indication that the Younger Lady was a prominent figure in her lifetime. No inscriptions, reliefs, or statues have been found of her. Nothing in King Tutankhamun's tomb mentions her which suggests she died before he took the throne and that she was just a minor wife of Akhenaten. There's a slim chance the Younger Lady wasn't married to Ahkenaten, but instead was part of his harem.

Exclusions:

• Nefertiti: She's never mentioned as a "royal daughter" in any texts. There are also hundreds of texts that mention Nefertiti, but not her parents. Her father has been suggested to be Ay, one of Ahkenaten's and Tutankhamun's high court officials and a military man who succeeded Tutankhamun after he died.
• Kiya: She never had the title of King's Sister of King's Daughter either.

Sources:
3-D image of Egyptian queen ‘not Nefertiti’, local professor says
Mummy Monday: The Younger Lady
Not necessarily Nefertiti
Bust of Contention: Controversy erupts as the Younger Lady is dubbed Nefertiti—Part I

 

[Susikatze]

As an archeologist it is hilarious to read and yes, where do we draw the line? Is an archeological UID less of an UID than a recent one or not?

 

[HmmMysterious]

As an archeologist it is hilarious to read and yes, where do we draw the line? Is an archeological UID less of an UID than a recent one or not?

I don't know. I only posted her to make people interested in this case.