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Maatkaraw
Maatkaraw is not known to have had any
children. A packet of mummified remains
found with her in her coffin was long
thought to have been her child. However,
investigation showed it to be the mummy
of a pet monkey.
At the right is the
mumified monkey of
Maatkaraw, long thought
to have been her baby.
Maatkaraw
Maatkaraw
God's Wife of Amun
Hands of Maatkaraw
Notice the packing under the skin. In this manner the
embalmers attempted to restore a lifelike appearance
to the body.
Daughter of Paynedjem  I
Thebes, 21a Dynasty