A new study has successfully solved the mystery of the death of the famous 2,600-year-old Takabuti mummy.

According to the Daily Mail, the famous Takabuti mummy is believed to be a woman of high social status, living in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes – today’s Luxor city.

The famous Takabuti mummy dates back 2,600 years.

The cause of this woman’s death has been a mystery for decades, since the mummy was brought to Ireland in 1834 and opened a year later.

After many years of research, Professor Rosalie David – University of Manchester and Professor Eileen Murphy – Queen’s University Belfast discovered the mysterious death of Takabuti.

Thanks to a series of modern techniques – including DNA analysis, X-rays, CT scans, hair analysis and embalming materials to find out – scientists have drawn a detailed and realistic picture around the Takabuti mummy.

The research results indicate that Takabuti was most likely attacked from behind with an axe while fleeing, not a knife as previously thought. Axes were commonly used by ᴀssyrian or Egyptian welders, so the attacker could have come from either of these places.

The axe used as the weapon of attack and death of Takabuti is of ᴀssyrian or Egyptian origin.

Studying the location and depth of the wound, scientists believe that the attacker held the axe with his arm in a bent position to create maximum impact force, causing terrible injuries leading to a quick death.

Professor Rosalie David, an Egyptologist at the KNH Biomedical Research Center for Egyptology at the University of Manchester, finds some comfort in knowing that Takabuti’s death, although violent, was quick and probably did not involve too much pain.

In addition, using proteomics to study proteins in small pieces of material, along with radiocarbon dating, allowed researchers to unravel the mystery of Takabuti’s life and times.

Based on the CT scan results, Takabuti died in her late 20s or early 30s. At the time of her death, the woman showed no signs of illness. The inscription Takabuti on the outside of her coffin suggests that she was a married woman.

A series of modern techniques have helped to lift the veil of mystery surrounding the death of the Takabuti mummy.

”She was probably very well-loved by her family because her body was very well cared for after her death: Her hair was neatly cut and carefully curled and styled,” said Professor Rosalie David.

All the research results are included in a newly published book enтιтled ”Takabuti’s Life and Times in Ancient Egypt: Investigating the Belfast Mummy”.

Professor Eileen Murphy said: ”This book is the result of many years of hard work. The book helps us understand not only Takabuti, but also the broader historical context of the times in which she lived.”