Mummies in Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Museum website Note: The Milwaukee Public Museum will be moving by 2026, Milwaukee Journal Story. 3 mummies. (This information thanks to Mr. Carter Lupton) Two of these have been in the collection since 1887 CT scan imagery of these mummies can be seen in the current exhibit: Crossroads of Civilization. (website) CT scanning occurred on May 16, 1986 at GE Medical Systems. There is also a fascinating YouTube video by Mr. Lupton discussing the museum's mummies: Link 
1.Padi-Heru-pa khered. A Stolist priest in the temple of Min in Akhmim. He would have clothed, washed and fed the cult statue of the god Min. His father's name is given as Nes-Hor. CT scans show no obvious cause of death. He also lacks wisdom teeth which suggests an early death. A Nes-Hor, not necessarily his father, is listed in the Mummipedia Wiki as being at Union Station in Kansas City. He was also a Stolist of the god Min from the Ptolemaic period.
2. Djed-Hor: 26th Dynasty. Son of Padi-Amun and Neshmet-renenut. His titles suggest his job involved washing the bodies of the dead in preparation for mummification. Forensics suggest he lived at least into his 40's. His face was unwrapped, a common practice during "unwrapping parties" as shown in the earliest photos of his mummy prior to 1930. He has linen nose plugs, his brain has been removied and the cavity filled with resin, and his body cavity is full of broken bones and debris. CT scans reveal some anomalies. An embalming incision down the middle of his abdomen (usually on the left hand side), incomplete desiccation of muscle mass prior to wrapping, and an oval hole in the top of his skull almost two inches in length which seems to show regrowth of bone, suggesting it is not postmortem.
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Racine
The Racine Heritage Museum Malty the Mummy x-rays reveal a man 5 foot 6 inches aged 25-30. "Malty" was brought to Racine by William Horlick, Jr., in 1902. Mr. Horlick kept the mummy in a glass case in his office at the Horlick Malted Milk Company until February 6,1940 when it was donated to the Racine Heritage Museum. The mummy's true name is unknown due to extensive wear on his painted coffin. http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/?s=mummy&submit=Search |
