Was Tutankhamun Mummified Erect?

<p>What happened to King Tut's 'Little Tut' during mummification? The rumour is that he took an erection to the afterlife, but what can we know after several millennia and a <em>very </em>rough excavation?</p><br><p>Dr Campbell Price came into the studio to bust a few myths about the boy Pharaoh. But not to worry, for every myth busted, Campbell has another golden nugget!</p><br><p>Campbell is Curator of Egypt & Sudan at Manchester Museum.</p><br><p>This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Subscribe to the new Betwixt The Sheets YouTube channel here: <a href="youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast</a>… up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.&… can take part in our listener survey<a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p>;

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