Tutankhamun's Daughters - Egypt Museum

Tutankhamun's Daughters - Egypt Museum

The mummies of Tutankhamun’s daughters Within the Tutankhamun’s tomb, two mummified foetuses were discovered. Known as Mummies 317a and 317b, the female mummies were buried with no namesake alongside their father, and are simply referred to as “Osiris” on their coffins The foetus known as 317a was born prematurely at approximately 5–6 months of gestation. With C.T. scans estimating her to have been about 24.7 weeks old at the time of death. Cont…