Royal Mummies

Egyptian Museum in Tahrir on the preliminary list of World Heritage Sites Egyptian Museum in Tahrir The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Egyptian Museum in its tentative list of World Heritage sites, as the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities applied for last February, in accordance with the established criteria for registering world heritage sites.  Mr. Abdel Mohsen Shafi’i, General Supervisor of the Central Administration for Public and International Relations at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, stated that the Ministry was keen, to send to UNESCO highlights of how special the museum is, it is considered as a cultural beacon in the heart of Cairo and a part of the Egyptian civilization. It is the first national museum in the Middle East that includes the largest and most important archaeological treasures of the ancient Egyptian civilization, in addition to being a unique landmark that

King Ramses IX King Ramses IX - Royal Mummies The eighth king of the 20th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ramses IX was the grandson of Ramses III . His principal contributions were to the Sun Temple in Heliopolis; he also decorated the north wall of the Seventh Pylon of the complex of Amun-Re at Karnak . The original burial place of Ramses IX, a beautifully painted tomb that still retains its colors today, was KV 6; his mummy was moved several times before it was hidden in the Deir el-Bahari cache, where it was discovered in 1881. His mummy will be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization on April 3.

King Ramses VI King Ramses VI - Royal Mummies Ramses VI is one of the sons of Ramses III . He ruled for about eight years.  His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor.  This mummy will be transferred in The Pharaoh's Golden Parade on April 3 from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat

King Ramses V King Ramses V - Royal Mummies King Ramses V opened the sandstone quarries at Gebel Silsila and sent expeditions to the mines in the Sinai for copper and turquoise.  He was the son of Ramses IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20.   His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor.  Stay tuned for the parade of the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization on April 3.

King Ramses IV King Ramses IV - Royal Mummies Although his father was murdered by conspirators trying to take over the throne for the son of a minor queen, the legitimate crown prince, Ramses IV, succeeded in keeping the crown. During his short reign, he did a lot to honor his father’s memory and continue his policies. His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in Valley of the Kings, Luxor. His royal mummy is among the 22 mummies being transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization in The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade.

King Ramses III King Ramses III - Royal Mummies ‏Considered the last of the great "warrior pharaohs" of the New Kingdom, Ramses III fought many notable battles and is remembered as skilled in the art of warfare. Despite his great victories and accomplishments, he fell victim to a plot devised by a minor wife, Tiye , to put her son Pentawer on the throne. Several papyri tell of this "harem conspiracy" to kill the king, which involved various officers, members of the royal harem, and high court officials. CT scans carried out by the Egyptian Mummy Project showed clearly that the king’s throat had been cut from behind. Perhaps to make sure that the king would be healed and complete in the afterlife, an eye of Horus amulet was placed on the right lower rim of the wound.  The Mummy of the king was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari Cache (TT 320), west of Luxor in 1881, and will be transferred with 22 royal mummies in The Pharaohs’ Golden parade from the Egyptian Museum

King Siptah King Siptah - Royal Mummies Siptah came to the throne as a boy, placed there by a powerful official named Bay. Since he was too young to rule alone, his stepmother Tawosret, wife of Seti II , took on the role of regent. His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in Valley of the Kings, Luxor. It will be transferred with the royal mummies in The Pharaohs’ Golden parade from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization.  Don’t miss this incredible event!

King Seti II King Seti II - Royal Mummies The mummy of King Seti II, the fifth pharaoh of Dynasty 19, was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in Valley of the Kings, Luxor. The mummy was found enshrouded in many layers of exceptionally fine linen. For the most part, Seti II’s facial features are well-preserved. His mummy will be transferred on April 3, from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade to the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization.

King Merenptah King Merenptah - Royal Mummies King Merenptah was the son of the Great Ramses II , New Kingdom, Dynasty 19. Due to his father’s very long reign, he ascended the throne at an advanced age. He engaged in many military campaigns. His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor. The 22 royal mummies transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization, in an unprecedented event on April 3, 2021.