### mummies arms were crossed starting in the 18th Dynasty > [!zettel] > - keywords:: [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Funerary practices]] > - location:: [[Egypt]] > - period:: [[18th Dynasty]] Amenhotep I was the first Egyptian pharaoh to be mummified with his arms crossed over his chest. This, apparently, set the trend. > Amenhotep I was also mummified with his arms crossed before him. “Amenhotep I’s mummy was the first to start the vogue of crossed forearms in front of the chest,” Saleem points out.[^1] --- related:: [[tombs and mortuary temples were separated to deter tomb robbers in the 18th Dynasty]] [^1]: Liu, J. (2022, January 2). Scientists “Digitally Unwrap" Amenhotep I’s Mummy. _Hyperallergic_. http://hyperallergic.com/702759/scientists-digitally-unwrap-amenhotep-i-mummy/