The mummy of Ramesses II was discovered within the Royal Cache (TT320) close to Deir El-Bahari, Theban Necropolis
The mummy of Ramesses II was discovered within the Royal Cache (TT320) close to Deir El-Bahari, Theban Necropolis. This Royal Cache was used by ancient priests to provide the royal and elite mummies with safety from tomb robbers. Discovered by Egyptian locals in 1871, within this Cache, Egyptologists discovered King Ramesses II, among many other royal mummies, including his father Seti I. Ramesses II had been rewrapped in linen and placed in a wooden sarcophagus by the ancient priests. Written on both the linen and the wooden coffin were Ramesses names and titles in hieratic script. The mummy of Ramesses showca what Egyptologists called an “excellent” quality of embalming. Despite the destruction made by ancient tomb robbers, the mummy had been fantastically preserved, and the embalming technique fitted the 19th Dynasty time period in which Ramesses II lived and died. This includes techniques of slight and subtle packing. Ramesses’ mummy is rather famous for the prominent nose, most de...