Lady Rai (c. 1570/1560 BC – 1530 BC) was an ancient Egyptian woman of the early 18th Dynasty who served as nursemaid to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari (1562–1495 BC).[1] Her mummified remains were discovered in a Thebantomb in 1881 and it is estimated that she was about 30–40 years old when she died around 1530 BC.[2] The mummy was unwrapped by Grafton Elliot Smith in 1909. He distinguished her mummy as "the most perfect example of embalming that has come down to us from the time of the early 18th Dynasty, or perhaps even of any period". He further characterized her as "the least unlovely" of the existing female mummies, and described as a "slim, gracefully-built woman", measuring 1.510 metres (4 ft 11.4 in) in height, with small "childlike" hands.[3]
The mummy of Ahmose Inhapy, a princess and queen of the late 17th dynasty of Egypt who was aunt to Ahmose-Nefertari, was found in the outer coffin of Lady Rai.[5]
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^Allam, Adel H.; Nureldin, Abdelhalium; Adelmaksoub, Gomma; Badr, Ibrahem; Amer, Hany Abdel; Soliman, Muhamed Al Tohamy; Thomas, Gregory S.; Thompson, Randall C.; Miyamoto, Michael I.; Thomas, Ian G.; Thompson, Adam; Wann, Samuel (2010-06-01). "Something old, something new-Computed tomography studies of the cardiovascular system in ancient egyptian mummies". American Heart Hospital Journal. 8 (1): 10–13. doi:10.15420/ahhj.2010.8.1.10. ISSN 1541-9215.
^Wilkinson, Richard H.; Weeks, Kent (2015-12-18). The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-993164-4.
^"XVIII'th Dynasty Gallery I". The Theban Royal Mummy Project. anubis4_2000.tripod.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^Allam, Adel H.; et al. (November 18, 2009). "Computed tomographic assessment of atherosclerosis in ancient Egyptian mummies". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 302 (19): 2091–2094. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1641. PMID 19920233.
^Wilkinson, Richard H.; Weeks, Kent R. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-993163-7.
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lady, 1570, 1560, 1530, ancient, egyptian, woman, early, 18th, dynasty, served, nursemaid, queen, ahmose, nefertari, 1562, 1495, mummified, remains, were, discovered, theban, tomb, 1881, estimated, that, about, years, when, died, around, 1530, mummy, unwrapped. Lady Rai c 1570 1560 BC 1530 BC was an ancient Egyptian woman of the early 18th Dynasty who served as nursemaid to Queen Ahmose Nefertari 1562 1495 BC 1 Her mummified remains were discovered in a Theban tomb in 1881 and it is estimated that she was about 30 40 years old when she died around 1530 BC 2 The mummy was unwrapped by Grafton Elliot Smith in 1909 He distinguished her mummy as the most perfect example of embalming that has come down to us from the time of the early 18th Dynasty or perhaps even of any period He further characterized her as the least unlovely of the existing female mummies and described as a slim gracefully built woman measuring 1 510 metres 4 ft 11 4 in in height with small childlike hands 3 Lady RaiSide view of Lady Rai s mummy now in the Egyptian Museum in CairoBornc 1565 BCDied1530 BC aged c 35 Burial placeLuxor Luxor Governorate EgyptIn 2009 a CAT scan by a medical team revealed Lady Rai had a diseased aortic arch and is thus the oldest known mummy with evidence of atherosclerosis 4 The mummy of Ahmose Inhapy a princess and queen of the late 17th dynasty of Egypt who was aunt to Ahmose Nefertari was found in the outer coffin of Lady Rai 5 References edit Allam Adel H Nureldin Abdelhalium Adelmaksoub Gomma Badr Ibrahem Amer Hany Abdel Soliman Muhamed Al Tohamy Thomas Gregory S Thompson Randall C Miyamoto Michael I Thomas Ian G Thompson Adam Wann Samuel 2010 06 01 Something old something new Computed tomography studies of the cardiovascular system in ancient egyptian mummies American Heart Hospital Journal 8 1 10 13 doi 10 15420 ahhj 2010 8 1 10 ISSN 1541 9215 Wilkinson Richard H Weeks Kent 2015 12 18 The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 993164 4 XVIII th Dynasty Gallery I The Theban Royal Mummy Project anubis4 2000 tripod com Retrieved 30 April 2013 Allam Adel H et al November 18 2009 Computed tomographic assessment of atherosclerosis in ancient Egyptian mummies JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association 302 19 2091 2094 doi 10 1001 jama 2009 1641 PMID 19920233 Wilkinson Richard H Weeks Kent R 2016 The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 993163 7 nbsp This Ancient Egypt biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lady Rai amp oldid 1211892245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
