King Tut's mummified erect penis may point to ancient religious struggle

[aceplace57]

Somebody at NBC has a sense of humor. I’ve read many stories about King Tut and never knew he was buried with a boner.

I’m thankful no pictures were included.

So did they ever find the missing dick? How do they know it was erect if it went missing?

King Tut's mummified erect penis may point to ancient religious struggle

Egypt’s King Tutankhamun was embalmed in an unusual way, including having his penis mummified at a 90-degree angle, in an effort to combat a religious revolution unleashed by his father, a new study suggests.

The pharaoh was buried in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings without a heart (or a replacement artifact known as a heart scarab); his penis was mummified erect; and his mummy and coffins were covered in a thick layer of black liquid that appear to have resulted in the boy-king catching fire

Tutankhamun’s mummified penis eventually broke off from his body after the mummy was discovered, at one point leading to media speculation that it had been stolen.

Ikram has yet to encounter another Egyptian mummy buried with an erection. “As far as I know, no other mummy has been found thus far with an erect penis,” she told LiveScience in an email.

[hotflungwok]

I know you’re supposed to wrap it for protection but really…

[ftg]

If your erection lasts more than 3300 years, please contact your physician.

[Yllaria]

So glad I wasn’t drinking when I read that.