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Ptolemaic Mummy and Sarcophagus of Nefrina (Nefer-ii-ne)

Unknownc. mid-3rd century BC

Reading Public Museum

Reading Public Museum
Reading, United States

Translating the Egyptian texts that are visible on the sarcophagus, this woman's name is Nfr-ii-n (Anglicized Nefrina), roughly meaning ‘It is a good thing that has come to us’. Her father's name was Irt-Hr-r-w (Irethourrou), and he held honored titles given by cult personnel in the 8th and 9th provinces of Upper Egypt. Nefer-ii-ne’s mother was a housemistress and was in the service of the clergy of the god Min, as a sistrum player. Her name is given as Ir (ty)-r-w (Irty-rou). She sustained a fracture of her right hip and had a poultice bag inserted near the fracture site when mummified, perhaps for healing in the afterlife.

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