Egypt has held a special parade including a full orchestra and a light show as it transferred 22 ancient royal mummies to a new museum in Cairo
"By doing it like this, with great pomp and circumstance, the mummies are getting their due," said Salima Ikram, an"These are the kings of Egypt, these are the pharaohs. And so it is a way of showing respect."Mr Hawass said the new museum was chosen"because we want, for the first time, to display in a civilized manner, an educated manner, and not for amusement as they were in the Egyptian Museum".
The artefacts were discovered in two batches in the Deir Al Bahari complex of mortuary temples in Luxor and at the nearby Valley of the Kings from 1871.The oldest mummy is that of Seqenenre Tao, the last king of the 17th Dynasty, who reigned in the 16th century BC and is thought to have met a violent death.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Egypt mummies to pass through Cairo in ancient rulers' paradeThe Cairo spectacle will see the remains of 18 kings and four queens taken to a new resting place.
Lire la suite »
Egypt wants billion-dollar payout from owner of ship which blocked Suez CanalEGYPT is demanding a staggering $1 billion dollars compensation from the owners of the giant container ship which blocked the Suez Canal. And the company behind the Ever Given will almost certainly…
Lire la suite »