Amunet: The Mummy Babe

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She served as a priestess for the most lascivious Goddess Hathor at Thebes, Egypt during Dynasty XI, about 2160 - 1994 B.C. When discovered, her mummy was found to be in an excellent state of preservation. Or should I say when she was found? In addition to the tattoo you see on her backside, other tattoos you cannot see are a series of abstract patterns of individual dots or dashes randomly situated on the body and an elliptical pattern of dots and dashes located just below the navel, suggesting a carnal overtone. In the New Kingdom, around 1550 B.C. onward, female dancers were tattooed on their thighs with images of the God Bes, who was associated with revelry, sexual promiscuity and childbirth.