A 2,400-year-old mummy on display at the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur was taken out of its box after 130 years. Here’s why! By Kumar Shree
Just as images of flooded streets of Gurugram and Delhi are doing the rounds on social media, Jaipur also received its fair share of torrential rains on August 14. Much like the national capital region, these sudden outbursts of clouds caused a waterlogging and flood-like situation in the Pink City. As the water levels swelled, a 2,400-year-old mummy at the Albert Hall Museum had to be taken out of its box to save it from drowning. This mummy was brought to India about 130 years ago from Cairo.
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The situation was such that a delay of even a few minutes would have drowned and destroyed the mummy forever. Thankfully, the staff was quick to smash the glass enclosure and relocate the mummy to a safe place.
Since mummies have been a matter of fascination and interest for a lot of us, let’s dive straight into the history and details of this particular one. The mummy in the spotlight is that of a woman called ‘Tutu,’ and it was found in the Akhmin region of Panopolis, an ancient city in Egypt. It was shifted to the basement of the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur in April 2017, and it has been on display since then. It’s history, details related to its birth and death, the method of making this mummy, and even the X-ray of this mummy was put on display at this museum.
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The flood even entered the Archaeological Department head office and got all the department files soaked in water.
As reported by The Tribune, Prakash Chandra Sharma, Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan, said, “All files were drenched due to water rising to five feet in the office. Office laptops, printers, computers, and stationery have become unusable and non-functional. Hundreds of soaked files are being dried and tourist entry is closed for seven days. If conditions do not improve, it can be extended further.”
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