Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty

A detailed study of this mummy and coffin has provided information about the owner’s life and death. On the basis of the stylistic criteria and inscriptions, the coffin has been dated to the 25th Dynasty (c. 755–656 BC) (see p. 24). According to the hieroglyphs, the coffin belonged to a woman of high status named Takabuti, and scientific evidence strongly suggests that the mummy belonged with the coffin (see ...