A recent TV documentary claimed that Hatshepsuts mummy has been identified, based on a broken tooth. Is it really her?
I dont think so. The mummy in question, formally known as KV60A, and informally called the obese mummy, is definitely an Eighteenth Dynasty queen, but Hatshepsut was a king, not a queen, when she died. During the Eighteenth Dynasty, kings were mummified with both arms crossed over the chest; queens were mummified with the left arm crossed and the right arm straight at the side. Mummy KV60A has its arms in the queens positionwhat the documentary unfortunately calls the royal position. Hatshepsuts quartzite sarcophagus and matching canopic chest (which contained her internal organs), which were found in her tomb, are inscribed with her titles as a king, proving that she was buried as a king. Hatshepsuts real mummy should have both arms crossed. In addition, mummy KV60A doesnt look anything like Hatshepsut. Although the official representations of Egyptian kings were idealised, certain consistent features can give us an idea of a kings true appearance. Hatshepsut is always shown with a de
