Papyrus documents indicate a trial that took place in the 12th
century B.C. for a wife of Pharaoh Ramses III. She was charged
with conspiracy to murder the pharoah and put her son Pentewere
in his place. The mummy of Unknown Man E suggests an ignoble
death, much like Pentewere would have received if this story
were true, according to the archaeological team. "In the mind of
the ancient Egyptian. To cover with sheepskin means he was not
clean, he did something [bad] in his life," Hawass added.
Pentewere could have been sentenced to death by poison, after
the murderous plans were revealed, according to Hawass and
Brier. The Unknown Man E was found without a grave marking,
which would have prevented him from reaching the afterlife—a
possible additional punishment for being part of a murder plot.
However, the denial of an afterlife contradicts careful
mummification—something usually reserved for celebrated members
of society, said Brier. Brier, a mummification expert, believes
the Unknown Man E was mummified quic