With all the descriptions of the mummies high standard of mummification, the lavish use of resin and pleasant odour which it exudes give strong indication of his disassociation from the cheap coffin that is associated with it .
This is likely not an object that has something to do with the original burial of this man.
Dylan Bickerstaff in the winter issue of KMT(2006) indicates his coffin was blackened perhaps indicating that the coffin had been in the fire at the Woods museum in the 1870's.
The coffin has become almost completely irrelevant in finding the answer of it's latest occupants name.
The most compelling testimony are the carbon 14 readings which do not support his identity as Ramses I by several hundred years.
Ramses died around 1294 bc yet with carbon 14 calibrations showing dates ranging between 1085-790 bc he is probably not to be the first pharaoh of Egypt's 19th dynasty.
The c14 data further tightened with the most probable date of death of said individual being perhaps 870bc.
The individual may be 40-50 years old at time of death with a time of death of 870 bc we may suppose time of his birth to be around 920-910 bc.
His high standard of mummification suggest someone of high place in Egyptian society while his date of death falls into one of the most controversial periods in Egyptian history where Egypt fractured into multiple city states with many cities having pretender kings who emboldened themselves with royal privileges including the kings death pose of Osiris.
His well preserved corpse places his burial in upper Egypt perhaps around Luxor with his standard of burial he may well fit in as the high priest of Amen or a local king
He may well be son of Osorkon I the high priest of Amen Smendes 3 who died in approximately 874 bc..
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