Shep-en-Isis

Shep-en-Isis,^[1] or Schepenese, (c. 650 BC-c. 620/610 BC) was the daughter of Pa-es-tjenfi, a priest, and Tabes, of Thebes, Egypt. She was likely literate during her life. The identity of her husband, as well as whether she had any children, is unknown. Her mummified body is notable as her facial reconstruction was completed by forensic scientists in January 2022. She is one of the most famous mummies in Switzerland.^[2]

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Shep-en-Isis
Reconstructed face of Shep-en-Isis
Born	c. 650 BC Egypt
Died	c. 620/610 BC (aged roughly 30-40) Waset? (now Luxor), Egypt
Burial place	Deir el-Bahari, Luxor
Nationality	Ancient Egyptian
Other names	Schepenese
Occupation	unknown
Known for	One of the most famous Ancient Egyptian mummies ever discovered
Father	Pa-es-tjenfi

History as a mummy

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Her mummy was discovered in a well-preserved state inside a casket in 1819 and in 1820, it was taken to the Abbey library of Saint Gall in Switzerland, making her one of the first mummies to be put on public display in Switzerland.^[2] Peter Scheitlin was the first to study the mummy of Shep-en-Isis and in 1836, the Catholic Grand Council College, as the supervising authority of the Abbey Library, decided to acquire the mummy for 440 guilders. Since then, it has officially been part of the inventory of the Abbey Library and is now considered one of the main attractions of the library. On 27 June 1903 an article by the Egyptologist Alexander Dedekind appeared in the St. Galler Tagblatt. In it, he dispelled the popular notion that the noble lady was the daughter of a pharaoh. Rather, it was the daughter of a priest. Dedekind translated her name as "Sheta-en-Isi" ("Secret of Isis"), which he improved shortly afterwards in other Tagblatt articles as "Schap-en-Isi" ("Gift of Isis"), or rather, "Shep-en-Isis".

During X-ray and computed tomography examinations in 1996, no evidence of an unusual cause of death could be found. The only apparent injuries were post mortem due to mummification itself. It was not until 2010 that the mummy could even be confirmed to belong to a woman.^[3] In January 2022, a paper was published about her mummy and a life reconstruction of her face was created.^[4]

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History as a mummy

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