Lady Rai

Lady Rai (b. ca. 1570/1560 BCE – d. 1530 BCE) was an ancient Egyptian woman who served as nursemaid to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.

She is the oldest known mummy to have evidence of atherosclerosis; she had definite disease in her aortic arch. She died at an estimated age of 30 to 40 years.[1]

The mummy of Ahmose Inhapy, a princess and queen of the late seventeenth dynasty of Egypt who was aunt to Ahmose-Nefertari, was found in the outer coffin of Lady Rai.

References

  1. ^ O'Riorda, Michael (2009), “Heart Disease Evident in Mummies 3500 Years Old”, Heartwire, November 23, 2009.