Mummy of Queen Nodjmetca. 1069-945 BCE. Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty.Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

Mummy of Queen Nodjmetca. 1069-945 BCE. Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty.Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

Mummy of Queen Nodjmetca. 1069-945 BCE. Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty.Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

Nodjme, Nedjmet, or Notmit was an ancient Egyptian noblewoman of the late 20th-early 21st dynasties of Egypt, mainly known for being the wife of High Priest of Amun at Thebes, Herihor.

Queen Nodjmet’s mummy was found in the at Deir el-Bahari cache (TT320). The mummy had been given artificial eyes, made of white and black stones. The eyebrows are real hair and she wears a wig. Her body and parts of her face were colored to give her a more lively appearance. The body was filled with sawdust and her hands are set by her sides. The heart was still in place inside her body.

Between the layers of her wrappings, a heart scarab and four small figurines of the Four Sons of Horus were found. The embalming w0und, as well as her eyes, nose, mouth and ears were covered by wax.