Egyptian Mummy Photos Poster (2019)

Poster composed of photographs of the Barnum Museum's Egyptian mummy, taken by Jerry Domian of Yale University in 2012. Previously known as Pa-Ib, the mummified remains were found to be female, not male, and she was re-named in 2019. To create a sense of personhood, the Barnum Museum consulted...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barnum Museum
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2019
Subjects:
IPY
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/60002:4090
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Summary:Poster composed of photographs of the Barnum Museum's Egyptian mummy, taken by Jerry Domian of Yale University in 2012. Previously known as Pa-Ib, the mummified remains were found to be female, not male, and she was re-named in 2019. To create a sense of personhood, the Barnum Museum consulted with an Egyptologist about appropriate names for her, and decided on "Ipy" which means "most favorite." The Barnum Museum