Scientists Recreate a Mummy's Voice by Isaiah

Have you ever looked at a mummy, real life or through a screen and wondered, I wonder what this person might have sounded like when he was alive? Well recently scientist have recreated what a real mummy have sounded like in real life by using a 3D printer.

Hearing a voice from 3,000 Is kind of hard to believe but scientist were very lucky when they came across the ancient Egyptian priest Nesyamun. Nesyamun is an Egyptian priest who sang of words from ancient Egyptian gods like Nut the goddess the sky's and heavens and of and worship. He sang these words at the Karnak temples of Thebes. When he died, his words of melody were engraved on his coffin saying "Nesyamun, true of voice". Scientist were eager to find out what his voice did sound like, so they immediately got to work and wondered what it would sound like!

According to a study recently published in Scientific Reports a group of researchers in England explained their work and what they were going to do. Their efforts were to reconstruct Nesyamun's vocal tract intact after having it in a tomb for 3000. Luckily, the singing priest had kept his throat and mouth mostly intact, so it was easy for them to rebuild it.

Using a CT scanner, the team scanned the mummy to produce a 3D image inside of the throat. After this they were 3D printed using a 3D printer combined with and electronic larynx to reconstruct his vocal track. The result of all this is the reincarnated voice of Nesyamun's. So far, the replica has only been

able to make one sound which sounds like a cows moo or a 'aahhh'. The link to the sound is the second one to the bottom in the links.

In 2016 a group of Italian researchers found a caveman in ice and remade his vocal track. His name was Otzi and his nickname was Otzi the iceman and he lived 5,300. His body was discovered in the alps and like Nesyamun they were only able to create on sound. Scientist hope in the future they can create more peoples voice and maybe even have them say what ever they want. This piece of technology could hold a lot of promising future for voices of people we cannot hear anymore.