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Bei der Mumie Ramses II. fand sich beispielsweise eine Blumengirlande aus Tigerlotus.
The documented floral garlands from Ramesses II’s mummy are identified as blue lotus/water lily (Nymphaea caerulea), not tiger lotus (Nymphaea lotus).
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This sentence misidentifies the species in Ramesses II’s mummy garland.
Multiple sources tied directly to the preserved garlands identify them as blue lotus / blue water lily, Nymphaea caerulea, not Tigerlotus / Nymphaea lotus:
- The Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle page for the Ramesses II garlands labels them “Nymphaea caerulea Sav.” and explains that Georg Schweinfurth studied the garlands placed on Ramesses II’s mummy.
- The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden likewise says the wreath found on Ramesses II’s mummified body was made from persea leaves and the blue lotus.
- An 1884 publication by the botanist Georg Schweinfurth, who examined the floral remains, describes the garland from Ramesses II’s mummy as consisting of Mimusops leaves and petals of the blue lotus.
Because the documentary record identifies the garland as blue lotus rather than tiger lotus, the article’s wording is factually incorrect.
3 sources
- Guirlandes de Ramsès II | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
The page identifies the Ramesses II garlands as “Nymphaea caerulea Sav.” and states that Georg Schweinfurth studied the flower garlands placed on the royal mummy.
- Grafkrans van farao Ramses II | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The museum says the wreath found on Ramesses II’s mummified body was made from leaves of the persea tree and the blue lotus.
- Der Blumenschmuck ägyptischer Mumien | Wikisource (Georg Schweinfurth, 1884)
Schweinfurth describes the garland from Ramesses II’s mummy as consisting of Mimusops leaves and petals of the blue lotus.