Intimate tattoo of man's name discovered on inner thigh of 1,300-year-old MUMMY

A tattoo of a man's name has been discovered by scientists on the inner thigh of a 1300-year-old mummy.

Egyptologists at the British Museum made the startling discovery while examining the ancient mummified body of a Sudanese woman, thought to have died around 700 AD.

The symbol, tattooed on the skin of the inner thigh of her right leg, spells out the ancient Greek characters M-I-X-A-H-A, which translates as Michael.

But it's not for a secret lover however, as the tattoo is thought to be a protective biblical symbol representing the Archangel Michael…READ MORE AT…http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/egypt-mummy-tattoo-intimate-ink-3274266

Mystery of Tut's Father: New Clues on Unidentified Mummy

Egyptologists have uncovered new evidence that bolsters the controversial theory that a mysterious mummy is the corpse of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, husband of Nefertiti and, some experts believe, the father of King Tut.

The mummy's identity has generated fierce debate ever since its discovery in 1907 in tomb KV 55, located less than 100 feet (30 meters) from King Tutankhamun's then hidden burial chamber.

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Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Holds Proof of Hard Labor

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Among those buried in Amarna's commoners cemetery is a man who was roughly 19 years old when he died.

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