Scanning Hatiay

Scanning Hatiay

Credit: Dr. Michael Miyamoto

Egyptologist Gomaa Abdel-maksoud prepares a mummy for a CT scan. The researchers were looking for evidence of arterial disease in the mummies. This mummy, Hatiay, who lived between 1550 and 1295 BC, had extensive vascular disease.

Hatiey scan

Hatiey scan

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Researchers prepare the mummy Hatiey for a CT scan.

Maiherpri scan

Maiherpri scan

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The mummy Maiherpri undergoes scanning.

Maiherpri in sarcophagus

Maiherpri in sarcophagus

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The mummy Maiherpri returned to the sarcophagus after scanning. All of the mummies reside at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Maiherpri's feet

Maiherpri's feet

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The individually wrapped toes of the mummy Maiherpri. Maiherpri lived between 1550 and 1295 BC.

Unknown mummy

Unknown mummy

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An unknown mummy is prepped for the scanner.

Mummy hand

Mummy hand

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The hand and legs of an unknown mummy.

Mummy Djeher

Mummy Djeher

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Some mummies, like Djeher, who lived between 304 BC and 30 BC, were scanned still in their coffins.

Djeher's scan

Djeher's scan

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The ancient Egyptian mummy Djeher as imaged with a CT scanner. Djeher was found to have heart artery and other vascular disease. Djeher lived between 304 and 30 BC. Another mummy with coronary artery disease, Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon, lived between 1580 and 1550 BC and is the oldest known case of human heart disease.