Everyone loves a good mummy, but one of the most fascinating stories about these wrapped legends doesn’t have anything to do with the likes of King Tutankhamun or Juanita. One of history’s most famous mummies is “Unknown Man E,” found at the ancient Egyptian site of Deir el-Bahri. But this, one of the most scary mummies ever found, is better known to the world as the “Screaming Mummy.”
This bizarre mummy features a thrown-back head and an open jaw in what looks like a blood-curdling scream. But what happened to Egypt’s Screaming Mummy, and why is he yelling? Archaeologists analyzed the mummy and his wrappings and have reasoned he might have been a disgraced prince named Pentawere. This ancient conspiracy involved a minor queen trying to put her son, Pentawere, on the throne, while overthrowing his dad, Ramesses III, in the process. The plot was eventually discovered and Pentawere forced to commit take his own life… but what happened to him? Perhaps archaeologists discovered his body when they uncovered the Screaming Mummy
