Nefrina

Nefrina ("May our coming be good"^[1]) lived in the town of Akhmim, Egypt, in c. 250 BC.^[2]

Nefrina died c. 275 BC, possibly of complications resulting from a broken hip. She was mummified in the fashion typical of the upper class.^[1]

Present day

Nefrina is currently on exhibit in the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Museum received Nefrina in 1930 on loan from the University of Pennsylvania. She was purchased by the museum in 1949.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dr. Jonathan Elias, Reading Eagle, 1/16/2010, "[1]", 3/14/2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Unknown Author,"Reading Public Museum", 1/16/2010, "[2]", 3/14/2010