Monday, April 05, 2021

Mummy parade in Cairo

EGYPTOLOGY: Egyptian mummies paraded through Cairo on way to new museum (Nadeen Ebrahim, Reuters).
CAIRO (Reuters) -A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendour.

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Rameses II (Ramesses II), a cinema favorite for Pharaoh of the Exodus, was among them.

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