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title: Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11146/mummified-girl-from-the-tomb-of-aline/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11146.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11146.jpg)

## Image Caption

This girl, 6 or 7 years old at the time of [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/), was one of Aline's daughters and was found in the [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Aline at Hawara, [Faiyum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Fayum/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The mummies of this girl and her father (Aline's husband) were covered with a mummy masks, not with a mummy portrait (unlike the mummies of Aline and the two other younger girls within the same tomb). This mummy was initially thought to be a young woman because it is larger than the other two girls from the tomb. Early [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period of Egypt, c. 24 CE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany. The tomb of Aline was unearthed in 1892 CE by the German archaeologist Richard von Kaufmann (1850 - 1908 CE). A hewn stele carved with a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) inscription mentions the name Aline as the owner of the tomb; the [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) was named after this woman's name.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11146/mummified-girl-from-the-tomb-of-aline/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11146/mummified-girl-from-the-tomb-of-aline/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mummified Girl from the Tomb of Aline." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11146/mummified-girl-from-the-tomb-of-aline/>.

## License & Copyright

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