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In a majestic historical setting, the procession of royal mummies departed from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, in the center of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on Saturday night, to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, south from the capital, where the royal mummies will settle in their final resting place.
The royal procession consisting of 22 mummies (18 kings and four queens) was greeted upon arrival at the Museum of Civilization by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and the honor guard fired 21 shots to salute the kings of Egypt in front to the museum.
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Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anani said King Seknen Ra will lead the procession of kings on their final journey to the Museum of Civilization in a way that is revered. And that’s after spending 100 years in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
The procession proceeded through carriages decorated with pharaonic drawings and inscriptions and fitted with a special nitrogen-containing atmosphere so that the mummies were in proper condition for transportation, and each carriage bore the king’s name inside, in the middle of a strict security guard, and the caravan provided motorcycles to the Republican Guard.
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The procession lasted about 40 minutes, during which it traveled seven kilometers, led by King Seknen Ra of the 17th Pharaonic dynasty (16th century BC), and his rear by King Ramses on the 9th of the 20th dynasty (12th century BC). King Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut).
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Thousands of Egyptians gathered to witness the historical event, and along the path of the procession, where a pharaonic ceremony began from Tahrir Square, to start the carriages that transported the mummies of the kings, in a majestic festive atmosphere, that extended to the Museum of Civilization, where a concert awaited the kings.
Tahrir Square is also adorned with a pharaonic obelisk brought from Luxor, and the surrounding buildings are decorated with lights.
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On Saturday night, President El-Sisi inaugurated the central hall of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which received the parade of royal mummies, and includes about 1,600 artifacts about Egyptian civilization through its different eras from prehistoric times. until the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman. , Coptic and Islamic times, up to modern and contemporary times.
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The Hall of the Mummies will receive visitors from April 18, which coincides with World Heritage Day. The mummies will be displayed in special boxes equipped with modern tools to control temperature and humidity, and each mummy will display its own sarcophagus.
