Digital Scanner Results of the Mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I, This Egyptian King Turns Out to be Circumcised

KAIRO – Pharaoh’s mummy Amenhotep I, which was preserved about 3,500 years ago, turns out to have many surprising and amazing secrets. From the results of digital scans using 3D computed tomography (CT) technology, scientists got interesting facts from Raja Egypt who ruled for these 21 years in the years around 1525 and 1504 BC.

The digital scan was carried out by radiology scientists at the Cairo University School of Medicine and published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The scan results are both surprising and impressive as they provide details about the appearance and luxury of the jewelery worn during the burial of Amenhotep I.

Dr Sahar Saleem, professor of radiology at the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University, said this was the first time to reveal the secrets of the pharaohs without unwrapping the mummy. This digital scan obtained detailed data on the figure of Pharaoh Amenhotep I and the various jewels buried with him.

“Amenhotep I was about 35 years old when he died. He is about 169 cm (5 feet 6 inches) tall, has good teeth, and is circumcised,” said Dr Sahar Salem, quoted by SINDOnews from theguardian page, Tuesday (12/28/2021).

He said the fact that Amenhotep I had very fine teeth was a testament to how amazing the mummification process was. Not only are the teeth preserved, even the small bones in the ear are preserved.

“The mummy’s body is well preserved. Undoubtedly, Amenhotep It’s teeth are well preserved. Many royal mummies had bad teeth, but Amenhotep I had good teeth,” he said. (Read also; How to Preserve Pharaoh’s Mummies and Types of Balm Used )

The research team has found the brain of Amenhotep I was intact, unlike other Egyptian kings including Tutankhamun and Ramses II. “The innards have been removed from the mummy, but not the brain or heart,” added Dr Sahar Saleem.