Somehow, the mummy of the Egyptian princess grew a giant saltwater crocodile head.
Even though we know that Egypt is a mysterious country with mysterious mummies, it really takes a long time to decode the mystery of the half-human, half-crocodile mummy phenomenon!
An ancient Egyptian mummy with two heads, one of a child and one of a crocodile, has been revealed for the first time after more than 100 years since it was hidden by Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire.
Princess mummy with crocodile head.
The mummy lay in Yildiz Palace in Istanbul until Sultan Abdul Hamid II ordered it to be moved to Topkapi Palace.
Experts say the mummy includes the head of an unidentified Egyptian princess and the upper body of a giant Nile crocodile.
According to legend, an anonymous Egyptian princess was bitten to death by a crocodile in the Nile River.
Because he was so saddened by the death of his daughter, the Egyptian Pharaoh decided to combine the two bodies together with the belief that the little princess would be reincarnated in the next life in the form of a crocodile.
According to Turkish Historian Konyali, people living in Yildiz Palace were extremely frightened when they heard a loud noise from the sugar warehouse in the middle of the night and saw a crocodile’s head on the mouth of the bag.
It was essentially a joke by servant Haci Suleyman to get revenge on the royal candy maker for refusing his request.
Later that evening, Sultan Abdul Hamid II had the mummy moved to avoid causing fear to those in the palace.
For the ancient Egyptians, crocodiles were one of the most revered animals.
For the Egyptians, the crocodile symbolizes the god Sobek – the god symbolizing fertility, governing the Niles River and related reptiles.
The god Sobek is depicted as having a crocodile’s head attached to the body of a man.
By order of god Ra, Sobek saved the four sons of god Horus from the pristine waters of god Nun.
Therefore, Sobek became the protector of the people during the Pharaoh’s reign.
The name Sobek (also known as Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, and Sobki) is a crocodile-headed god in ancient Egyptian religion.
He also has other names such as “Sharp tooth”. The name Sobek in Greek is “Suchos” and in Latin “Suchus” means “crocodile”.
Sobek has the ability to resolve misfortunes and protect Egyptian residents from dangers from this sacred river.
Crocodile god Sobek in Egyptian mythology
In the temple of Sobek, crocodiles were kept in lakes, wore jewelry and were worshiped. When crocodiles die, they are soaked in spices, undergo funeral rituals, and are embalmed in stone coffins.
In order to have crocodiles used to embalm bodies to offer to the god Sobek, ancient Egyptians killed this ferocious animal by breaking their skulls, then quickly processed them for embalming, and then let them wear costumes. strength and sacrificed to the god Sobek.
