This is the mummy of Sekenenre Taa II, the 14th pharaoh of the
Theban dynasty and the father of Pharaoh Ahmose.
It was discovered in 1881 and is now stored at the Egyptian Museum
in Cairo. Sekenenre had been killed in battle against the Hyksos
and his badly preserved mummy sheds light on his final moments.
The king had been fatally stabbed behind the ear with a dagger.
As he collapsed, two or more assailants armed with a mace and a
Kyksos-style round-ended battle-axe attacked his head, shattering
his skull, nose and eye sockets with a series of blows.
