TY - JOUR
T1 - Embodying the Divine: A Tattooed Female Mummy from Deir el-Medina
AU - Austin, Anne
AU - Gobeil, Cédric
N1 - Lors de la campagne 2014 de la mission Ifao à Deir el-Medina, le torse d'une momie de femme largement tatouée sur les bras, les épaules, le cou, et le dos a été identifié. Cet article se propose de présenter cette momie tatouée en replaçant tout d'abord la découverte dans le contexte plus vaste de la pratique du tatouage en Égypte ancienne.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - During the 2014 Ifao mission at Deir el-Medina, we identified the torso of a female mummy that was heavily tattooed along the arms, shoulders, neck, and back. This article presents this tattooed mummy by first contextualizing the discovery within broader research on tattooing in ancient Egypt. We then describe the nature of this mummy and her tattoos through a detailed discussion of their placement and symbolism. Finally, we discuss the potential implications this woman has not only for the history of tattooing in Egypt, but also women’s roles in Egyptian magic, medicine, and religion during the New Kingdom.
AB - During the 2014 Ifao mission at Deir el-Medina, we identified the torso of a female mummy that was heavily tattooed along the arms, shoulders, neck, and back. This article presents this tattooed mummy by first contextualizing the discovery within broader research on tattooing in ancient Egypt. We then describe the nature of this mummy and her tattoos through a detailed discussion of their placement and symbolism. Finally, we discuss the potential implications this woman has not only for the history of tattooing in Egypt, but also women’s roles in Egyptian magic, medicine, and religion during the New Kingdom.
UR - https://journals.openedition.org/bifao/296
U2 - 10.4000/bifao.296
DO - 10.4000/bifao.296
M3 - Article
JO - Bulletin de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale
JF - Bulletin de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale
ER -