The date engraved on the Djehuti Mes’ funerary stelae indicates that the tomb goes back to the 9th year of King Ahmose I’s reign (1550 B.C. - 1525 B.C.).

The patient, a boy of 13 named Djehuti-Irdis, died 3,500 years ago. The cause, McKerrow discovered, was pneumonia. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

The date engraved on the Djehuti Mes’ funerary stelae indicates that the tomb goes back to the 9th year of King Ahmose I’s reign (1550 B.C. – 1525 B.C.).