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title: Tattoos on the Mummy of Amunet
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6202/tattoos-on-the-mummy-of-amunet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tattoos on the Mummy of Amunet
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6202.jpg)
## Image Caption
An illustration indicating the tattoos present on the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) Mummy of Amunet, a priestess of the goddess [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/) in the 11th Dynasty of the [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/). (Daniel Fouquet, ‘Le Tatouage Medicale en Egypte dans l’Antiquite et a l’Epoque Actuelle’, in Archives d’Anthropologie Criminelle, Tome 13, 1898, p.278)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2016, December 21). Tattoos on the Mummy of Amunet. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Tattoos on the Mummy of Amunet." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 21, 2016. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Tattoos on the Mummy of Amunet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Dec 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/researchers-in-museums/2012/12/10/tattooed-mummy-amunet/) by **Unknown Artist**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.