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An unprecedented procession of Egyptian pharaohs, or more precisely of their mummies, passes through the streets of the Egyptian capital Cairo tonight, world agencies reported, cited by BTA.
The unprecedented gorge, in which 22 pharaoh mummies “participate”, including Ramses II and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, traverses for an hour from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. which officially opens tomorrow and which is located on the outskirts of the city.
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The mummies are transported in special golden sarcophagus-capsules with a controlled environment inside, protected from the action of oxygen, loaded onto flatbed trucks, strewn with gold ornaments and with the names of the pharaohs written on them. The transport ceremony began with 21 cannon salutes. The procession is also a true festival of lights and music. It was preceded by a symphonic concert and accompanied by open-air dancing and a parade of men and women dressed as ancient Egyptians.
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The transported mummies are mostly from rulers of the New Kingdom, which ruled Egypt between 1539 BC. C. and 1075 a. C. 18 of them belong to pharaohs and 4 to other rulers. They were originally buried around 3,000 years ago in the Valley of the Kings and neighboring Deir el-Bahri, near the southern city of Luxor. The mummies were exhumed from there in the 19th century.
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The procession of the mummies is broadcast live on television and the Internet in more than 60 countries. However, visitors to the new monastery of the mummies, the new museum, will not be able to see them until April 18, after they have been “comfortably accommodated” in the new exhibition areas.
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UNESCO Director-General Audre Azule is also in Cairo today. He called the relocation of the mummies to the new museum “the end of a long work for their better conservation and better presentation to the public.” UNESCO participates in these efforts.
