Oldest mummies

As of 2026-10-12, Body of an adult man mummified naturally tops the list with 3,901 BC.

1. #1 Body of an adult man mummified naturally — 3,901 BC

   human mummy of the Predynastic Period, Naqada I, 3900–3700 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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2. #2 Gebelein predynastic mummies — 3,400 BC

   six mummified bodies from predynastic Egypt

   The Gebelein predynastic mummies are six naturally mummified human bodies from Gebelein in Upper Egypt, dating to the Late Predynastic period of Ancient Egypt. The best known of the group, EA 32751, is dated to Naqada II, c. 3400 BC, with a calibrated radiocarbon range of 3341–3017 BC at 95.4% probability. Read more on Wikipedia.

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3. #3 A child mummy, partly wrapped in linen bandages — 3,300 BC

   human mummy of the Predynastic Period, late 4th millennium BC, 3300–3000 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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4. #4 “Bundle” mummy found inside the coffin S. 14061/1 — 2,436 BC

   human mummy of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt (Old Kingdom), 2435–2305 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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5. #5 Mummy of a woman with pleated tunics and cloths — 2,306 BC

   human mummy of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt (Old Kingdom), 2305–2118 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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6. #6 Mummy of Ini — 2,091 BC

   human mummy of the First Intermediate Period of Egypt, 2090 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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7. #7 Shoulder of a mummy with ba soul-MAHG 9171 — 2,001 BC

   Shoulder of a mummy depicting a "ba" (soul" as a human-faced bird, bequeted by Schwitzguébel in 1898-1899

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8. #8 Mummy of Ahmose — 1,540 BC

   human mummy of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (Egyptian New Kingdom), 1539–1483 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

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9. #9 Body of a child — 1,540 BC

   human mummy of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (New Kingdom), 1539–1292 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy (Suppl. 5147/02)

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10. #10 Mummy of Merit — 1,426 BC

    human mummy of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (Egyptian New Kingdom), 1425–1353 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy (S.8471/01)

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