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Mummies 317a and 317b were the infant daughters of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Their mother, who has been tentatively identified through DNA testing as the mummy KV21A, is presumed to be Ankhesenamun, his only known wife. 317a was born prematurely at 5–6 months' gestation, and 317b was born at or near full term.
Nov 25, 2021 · Inside, the British archaeologist discovered two exquisitely crafted miniature anthropoid coffins (Carter Nos. 317a and 317b) of gilded wood lying side by side. Placed head to feet, each one contained a nest of tiny coffins, like Russian dolls; within which were found the fetuses of two stillborn girls.
The two coffins and their respective mummies were designated articles 317a, the smaller mummy, and 317b, the larger mummy. Both coffins were covered in a layer of black resin and decorated with gold bands, which simply named the deceased children as the Osiris.
The larger mummy he called 317b. The mummies were not carefully examined until 1932, when they were autopsied and photographed, at which time they were identified as stillborn female fetuses.
Nov 1, 2011 · The gestational ages at mummification of mummies 317a and 317b were estimated to be approximately 24.7 and 36.78 weeks. The skeletal congenital anomalies of mummy 317b suggested at past...
The two mummies were found in-side an undecorated wooden box, which Carter designated article 317. Nestled within the box were two anthropoid coffins laid side by side in opposing directions. The two cof-fins and their respective mummies were des-ignated articles 317a, the smaller mummy, and 317b, the larger mummy.
MDCT was performed on the mummies of the daughters of King Tutankhamun (article numbers 317a and 317b), and the images were reconstructed and subjected to forensic imaging analysis.
