Hyderabad, July 29 - Expert assistance from Egypt is finally on its way to conserve an Egyptian mummy dating back to 2,500 BC at a museum here.

The mummy, believed to be of Nasihu, daughter of sixth Pharaoh of Egypt, is on display at the Andhra Pradesh State Archaeological Museum here since 1930 but is now decaying.

A two-member team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Egypt, will visit Hyderabad for conservation of the mummy.

The department of archaeology and museum of Andhra Pradesh has long been seeking foreign assistance to restore the mummy, one of the six in Indian museums and the only one in south India.

Tarek El Awdy, head of the research department at the SCA, and Sama Mohamed El Marghani, director general of Treatment of Biological Damage at SCA, will first make an assessment of the work needed to be done for preservation of Nasihu's embalmed body.

The SCA is part of the Egyptian ministry of culture and responsible for the conservation, protection and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt. Tarek El Awdy is also the general supervisor of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.