The Mummy Returns Drinking Game' title='The Mummy Returns Drinking Game' />The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. Female Egyptian mummy turns out to be a castrated priest. It has been held in a Russian museum for over a century, but scans have revealed that a 2,5. Egyptian mummy may not be all it seems. The scan suggests that the mummy, which was thought to be a female, is in fact the remains of a castrated man. Experts now think their famous exhibit is the mummy of a man named Pa kesh, a former priest and head of the pharaohs gatekeepers although they are bewildered as to why his testicles had been removed. Scroll down for video It has been held in a Russian museum for over a century, but scans have revealed that a 2,5. Egyptian mummy may not be all it seems. The scan suggests that the mummy, which was thought to be a female is in fact the remains of a castrated man. His castrated penis is shown right. THE MUMMY The swaddled corpse has been in Russia since long before the Bolshevik Revolution a century ago. The aim of the scan was to discover the cause of death, any diseases, and what organs were removed during embalming. They had expected to see evidence of a noblewoman reputed also to be a singer called Babat from the city of Thebes. Instead, they saw clearly the remnants of a severed male sex organ, and believe now that the noblewomans mummy was swapped either at the time of its purchase in the 1. Egypt or later in Russia. The experts now think their famous exhibit is the mummy of a man named Pa kesh, a former priest and head of the pharaohs gatekeepers. The swaddled corpse has been in Russia since long before the Bolshevik Revolution a century ago but the Hermitage Museum decided to learn more by conducting an tomographic scan. They had expected to see evidence of a noblewoman reputed also to be a singer called Babat from the city of Thebes. Instead, they saw clearly the remnants of a severed male sex organ, and believe now that the noblewomans mummy was swapped either at the time of its purchase in the 1. DqaW8mkHLpM/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The Mummy Returns Drinking Game' title='The Mummy Returns Drinking Game' />Star Wars versus Star Trek is a decadeslong conflict that stretches across the galaxy, turning brother against brother, tearing lifelong friendships apart. In one. Hard on the heels of Wonder Woman comes The Mummy, about a vengeful Ancient Egyptian princess who is woken from the dead 5,000 years after being mummified alive. That. Egypt or later in Russia. The experts now think their famous exhibit is the mummy of a man named Pa kesh, a former priest and head of the pharaohs gatekeepers. But they are bewildered as to why his testicles had been removed and unclear if this happened before or after death. Yakov Nakatis, chief doctor at St Petersburg Hospital Number 1. We realised that it was a man when we saw on the scan the mummys primary sex attribute. Yakov Nakatis, chief doctor at St Petersburg Hospital Number 1. We saw rudiments of wisdom teeth in his lower jaw which helped us identify his age from 2. His death was not violentWe saw rudiments of wisdom teeth in his lower jaw which helped us identify his age from 2. His death was not violent. I must say that our patients teeth were preserved far better than those of our contemporaries, they are absolutely healthy. Hermitage Museum expert Andrey Bolshavov said Castration was unexpected indeed. The swaddled corpse has been in Russia since long before the Bolshevik Revolution a century ago but the Hermitage Museum decided to learn more by conducting an tomographic scan. Yakov Nakatis, chief doctor at St Petersburg Hospital Number 1. We realised that it was a man when we saw on the scan the mummys primary sex attributeThe researchers suggest that the testicles could have been removed during embalming, but this is not even a rarity, it would be something totally uniqueThere are two options, one that the person was castrated when still alive, but this was not typical for Egypt. We know about only one case of deliberate castration in young age. The second option is that theoretically testicles could have been removed during embalming, but this is not even a rarity, it would be something totally unique. The researchers had expected to see evidence of a noblewoman reputed also to be a singer called Babat from the city of Thebes. Radiologist Vyacheslav Dekan said The two questions that we could not answer were was this man a eunuch when he was alive Or were the organs removed during embalmingWe are quite bewildered by this. Radiologist Vyacheslav Dekan, agreed The two questions that we could not answer were was this man a eunuch when he was alive Or were the organs removed during embalmingMummies from two sarcophagus complexes were brought to Russia in the 1. Babat, and Pa Kesh, the gatekeeper. The aim of the scan was to discover the cause of death, any diseases, and what organs were removed during embalming The scans showed the remnants of a severed male sex organ, and believe now that the noblewomans mummy was swapped either at the time of its purchase in the 1. Egypt or later in Russia. We know the ancestry of both Babat and Pa kesh. Both of them belonged to a highly prosperous part of Ancient Egyptian society at that time, said a spokesman for the museum. The aim of the scan was to discover the cause of death, any diseases, and what organs were removed during embalming. Experts wanted to study the techniques used to preserve eyeballs to they kept the shape of those of a living person. Experts wanted to study the techniques used to preserve eyeballs to they kept the shape of those of a living personMummies from two sarcophagus complexes were brought to Russia in the 1. Babat, and Pa Kesh, the gatekeeper The examination was carried out on the hospitals most up to date equipment using the methods of computer and magnetic resonance tomography, making it possible to see inside the ancient body wrapped in multiple layers of cloth without harming it. Further results from the exercise will be announced later. The examination was carried out on the hospitals most up to date equipment using the methods of computer and magnetic resonance tomography. Mr Bolshakov suggested the mummies may have become muddled during Russias turbulent past. Bolshakov said the mummies may have become muddled during Russias turbulent past. The mummies made it to the Hermitage only after the 1. Revolution, and it is not quite clear how they were kept and passed on, he said. It was quite a murky time. So we do have Babat somewhere, but this mummy wasnt her. Its good that we figured it out. Download Ntv 11.30 Pm Program on this page.