posted March 9 , 2004 Luxor receives Ahmose, Ramses mummies Tuesday The south Egyptian city of Luxor will Tuesday receive the mummies of King Ahmose, who defeated the Hyksos, and King Ramses I. The mummies will arrive from Cairo with Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawas to put them on display inside the Luxor Museum annex, which is being prepared to be the first museum to tell the military history and glory of Thebes, the ancient name of Luxor. The museum is scheduled to be inaugurated in a world gala next month. Hawas said the annex stands over an area of 500 meters and hosts 140 pieces of antiquities revolving around the golden era of the Egyptian military, particularly during the 18th Pharaonic Dynasty. Hawas said the museum also houses pieces on display for the first time, including the statues of King Thutmose III and Ramses III, the last of the great warrior kings, in addition to a statue of a person named Yasser, who was chief archer and commander of Egypt's eastern gate in Sinai. Mahmoud Mabrouk, Head of the Museums Sector, said work in the annex took nine months after a 12-year hiatus at a cost of L.E. 17 million and was provided with systems of museum show modern lights and electronic security devices http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o090324m.htm
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The mummy identified as Rameses I has quite a history! It has spent over 100 years on display, first in Canada and then in the United States. In all the years outside of Egypt, he was never identified as RI, just an "unknown mummy, probably from the 19th Dynasy". Authorities at the museum in the South became more aware of him, and thought he might prove to be a royal mummy--based mainly on the position of his arms. He was identified as RI, but identification is not 100% positive. Hawass and his expert panel agreed that it was more than possible he was RI, and identified him as such. The museum that housed him just recently returned him to Egypt.
Actually I saw The Walter C.Carlos Museum's "new" Egyptian collection about 2 years ago when Rameses mummy was not yet identified as such. Also, I was at the Niagara Falls museum many years back as a kid and saw their mummy collection (stacked in glass cases alongside a diverse collection of "curiosities").
~Look forward to see Ramses' mummy in place of honor in Luxor in the future.
[This message has been edited by Artemi (edited 14 March 2004).]
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quote:Originally posted by ausar: March 9 , 2004 Luxor receives Ahmose, Ramses mummies Tuesday The south Egyptian city of Luxor will Tuesday receive the mummies of King Ahmose, who defeated the Hyksos, and King Ramses I. The mummies will arrive from Cairo with Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawas to put them on display inside the Luxor Museum annex, which is being prepared to be the first museum to tell the military history and glory of Thebes, the ancient name of Luxor. The museum is scheduled to be inaugurated in a world gala next month. Hawas said the annex stands over an area of 500 meters and hosts 140 pieces of antiquities revolving around the golden era of the Egyptian military, particularly during the 18th Pharaonic Dynasty. Hawas said the museum also houses pieces on display for the first time, including the statues of King Thutmose III and Ramses III, the last of the great warrior kings, in addition to a statue of a person named Yasser, who was chief archer and commander of Egypt's eastern gate in Sinai. Mahmoud Mabrouk, Head of the Museums Sector, said work in the annex took nine months after a 12-year hiatus at a cost of L.E. 17 million and was provided with systems of museum show modern lights and electronic security devices http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o090324m.htm
Do you think all of the Egyptian artifacts, mummies ect should be in Egypt and Egypt alone? Do you think it would be better preserved and taken care of in its native country? I think keeping them there might acutally increase the tourism of the country adding a boost to they economy. However, I would miss having viewing access to these artifacts.
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