Jammer Wrote:
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> My big question was;
>
> They showed two brothers coffins (one assumes
> genetic familials) and one was decorated with the
> AE red face and the other black. Assuming they
> were familial related wouldn't that indicate that
> the colors stood for something OTHER than skin
> color?

I believe if you will check this work

David, R., Ed. 1978. Mystery of the Mummies: The Story of the Manchester University Investigation. London: Book Club Associates.

you will find that it is stated that the texts on the 12th Dynasty coffins indicated these two men were half-brothers, with a common mother. Archaeological and forensic examination of the bodies by Rosalie David in the 1970's indicated that Khnum-Nakht had a negroid father, while his older half brother Net-Ankh was apparently from Egyptian extraction (David 1978: 170).

Based upon the skulls and other forensic evidence, reconstructions of the Two Brothers came out as follows:



(Images from Prag and Neave 1997: 47-48)

The statuary in the photos above were small wooden statues found in the brothers' tombs, pretty closely matching their actual features, particularly Net-Ankh.

Reference:

David, R., Ed. 1978. Mystery of the Mummies: The Story of the Manchester University Investigation. London: Book Club Associates.

Prag, J. and R. Neave 1997. Making Faces: Using Forensic and Archaeological Evidence. London: British Museum Press.

Katherine Griffis-Greenberg

Doctoral Candidate
Oriental Institute
Doctoral Programme in Oriental Studies [Egyptology]
Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom





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