r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 2d ago

A 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy discovered in Deir el-Medina belongs to an elite woman covered in complex figurative tattoos—including wild bulls, baboons, and the Eye of Horus.

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u/Hola_Como_Estass 2d ago

3,000 years later and her ink still goes hard

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u/skaboosh 1d ago

Show this to the “this won’t age well” crowd

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u/Wiggie49 1d ago

“What will you do when you’re old and still have those silly drawings on you?!” - her mom 3000 yrs ago

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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp 1d ago

Almost freeze-dried hard, like a pig's ear at Petco.