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"Usermontu" is an ancient Egyptian mummy exhibited at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum of San Jose, California.〔Caption of the remains, from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (inv. No: RC 1779).〕 The name ''Usermontu'' – which means, "Powerful is Montu" – almost certainly does not match the still-unknown name originally belonged to the mummified man. The mistake arose because long after death the mummy was placed in a coffin originally belonged to another man, a priest named Usermontu, and was still inside of it at the time of rediscovery.〔 The mummy is very well preserved, and is also known for having an ancient but sophisticated prosthetic pin in its left knee. ==History== In 1971 the Rosicrucian Museum acquired two sealed ancient Egyptian coffins from Neiman-Marcus. Unbeknownst to all, one of the coffin still contained the mummy which was discovered soon after the purchase. On the basis of the embalming type originally provided to “Usermontu”, it is believed that he was an upper-class Egyptian male who likely lived – and ultimately died – during the New Kingdom of Egypt (between 16th–11th century BCE). For a reason that remains unknown to us, several centuries after death his corpse was put inside the coffin of the “real” Usermontu who lived during the 26th Dynasty. Some times around 400 BCE, as suggested by radiocarbon dating, the body underwent another wrapping with linen bandages which are still visible today.〔 There is no clue of where the coffin and the mummy originally came from. In life the man should have been a natural redhead〔 and his mummy is about tall.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Usermontu (mummy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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