“Prince Unknown” (Man E) (unknown) Prince, whose mummified remains date to an unknown era of Egypt This embalmed individual was discovered in deir el-BAHRI in 1886 and is also called Man E in some lists. The mummy was placed in a plain white case, without inscriptions. The body of the prince was wrapped in sheepskin, a material considered unclean by religious standards in Egypt. The mummy was also covered in a white dough-like substance when discovered. When the corpse was recovered, the remains began to putrefy Reburied in a yard, the body was cured of the damage done by the embalming processes.
The “Prince Unknown” died between the ages of 25 and 30. There are no wounds or marks on the remains, which had turned a dark mahogany color over the centuries. Some natron was packed between bandages and in pouches against the flesh. The arms and legs were twisted and the stomach distended. The facial features are also distorted in agony, as if from convulsion or pain. It is possible that the aristocratic individual was buried alive. The harem plot against ramesses iii (r. 1194-1163 b. c.e.) claimed a prince pentaweret as a victim, and the mummy could be that usurper of the throne who was convicted and condemned to death. pentaweret, however, was allowed to kill himself. Other possibilities are being explored. He may have been a foreign prince, possibly ZANNANZA of Babylon.
Prisse Papyrus A document dating to the reign of niuserre (2416-2392 b. c.e.) in the Fifth Dynasty, the papyrus is now in the Louvre in paris, with a second copy in the British Museum. The writings of the sage ptah-HOTEP (2) are contained in this document.
Proyet The second season of the year, also called peret, this period in the Egyptian calendar was composed of four months and was dedicated to “growth,” as the name implies. Proyet was followed by akhet, the season of the inundation of the Nile, and by shomu, the harvest time.
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