This mummy of a woman known as “Mummy KV60b” was discovered within a large (7ft) sarcophagus in Tomb KV60 of the Valley of the Kings. She is one of two female mummies discovered within the tomb, and her coffin was inscribed with the тιтle of “Great Royal Nurse, In” [Egyptian: wr šdt nfrw nswt In].
In recent years, she has been identified as Sitre-In, the wet-nurse to the female pharaoh Hatshepsut. The idenтιтy of the female she was buried alongside, known as “Mummy KV60a”, has also, in recent years, been identified (although some propose controversially) as the female pharaoh Hatshepsut.
Measuring at around 4 ft 9 inches tall, the mummy of Sitre-In is remarkably well-preserved, and is somewhat “internet famous” for what appears to be a smile upon her face. Also, noticeable is her long red hair cascading from the back of her head to just past her shoulders.
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Due to the preservation of the body of Sitre-In, it is evident that she was embalmed in a more than decent manner, and considering she was buried in the Valley of the Kings, it appears she had the status to be afforded with a well-equipped burial. This adds supplementary circumstantial evidence of her idenтιтy, as clearly, she was connected to royalty.
The mummy of Sitre-In was moved from Tomb KV60 by Edward R. Ayrton to the Egyptian Museum in 1906 and to this day, Sitre-In’s mummy rests in rather pristine condition with each finger still individually wrapped. Tomb robberies through the ages have damaged quite a bit of the linen wrappings, with much of the linen coverings once adorning her body being discovered in a heap at the foot of the sarcophagus of which the mummy of Sitre-In lay.
As of the writing of this article, not much information has been publicly produced about the mummy of Sitre-In. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with details of her age, cause of death or other intricate and interesting details, but please return in the future to see if any updates on Sitre-In have been released.
