When Nesyamun died in 1069 B.C., his voice went silent, but inscriptions covering the coffin of his mummified body showed that his dying wish was to be able to speak in the afterlife, so that the gods of judgement would grant him entry into eternity.
The mummified body of the ancient Egyptian priest Nesyamun on display in Leeds, England."It has been such an interesting project that has opened a novel window onto the past," the study's co-author David Howard, head of the department of electronic engineering at Royal Holloway, University of London, said in a statement."We're very excited to be able to share the sound with people for the first time in 3,000 years.
From the CT images, researchers were able to measure the mummy's vocal tract shape, create a digital reconstruction of the airway based on those measurements and then reproduce it through 3D printing.The team then connected their model to an electronic larynx and loudspeaker so Nesyamun's voice could be synthesized. The result was a single vowel-like sound, similar to the vowels heard in the English words"bed" and"bad.
The mummified body of the ancient Egyptian priest Nesyamun undergoes a CT scan at Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds, England, in September 2016.
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