tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post141036206878562902..comments2023-04-25T22:03:46.169-07:00Comments on The Time Traveler Rest Stop: From Nurses to QueensMarianne Lubanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687639252889658701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post-80509975238749295022013-05-26T09:36:46.517-07:002013-05-26T09:36:46.517-07:00Dylan, I hardly think that a wet-nurse would have ...Dylan, I hardly think that a wet-nurse would have been afforded the honor of a golden crown heavy enough to leave such a deep indentation on the forehead. And I think the reburial commission was a bit more selective than that about their inclusions in the royal caches. As far as I can tell, it was only kings, queens, and royal children--all that have been identified so far by various means including DNA. The only one I still think can have been a commoner is "Unknown Man C"--but that one needs investigation, too.Marianne Lubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687639252889658701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post-54738211455838905092013-05-25T03:46:44.872-07:002013-05-25T03:46:44.872-07:00Hi Marianne,
Interesting work on the possibility t...Hi Marianne,<br />Interesting work on the possibility that the BM mask is of a 17th dyn queen.<br />I do not think that there is such a big distinction to be drawn between the mummies of queens and of wet-nurses. The latter were almost certainly of royal blood and greatly revered, often having burials in the Kings Valley (e.g. the mummies in KV60 and KV21). Rai, as wet-nurse to Ahmose Nefertari had sucked a goddess - no wonder she was preserved in the royal cache tomb!<br />DylanDylan Bickerstaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665531163461262637noreply@blogger.com