[ad_1]
The historic procession went from the current resting place of the mummies, the Egyptian Museum, to their new and hopefully last resting place, the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, on the other side of Cairo.
The parade is about five kilometers long and there are strict security measures. Egypt has removed its stricter crown measures, as the country hasn’t had major outbreaks in a long time.
Both pedestrians and vehicles were closed from Tahrir Square, where the current museum is located, and the rest of the tour will pass the procession.
Shipped in specially constructed boxes
Each of the mummies will be transported in a specially decorated cart, surrounded by uniformed motorcycles and horses with a replica of carts. The procession is known as the “golden parade” of the pharaohs.
During transport, the mummies are also transported in specially manufactured nitrogen-filled boxes, which will protect them from external factors. The authorities have also recently paved the road that the parade will follow, to ensure the smoothest possible transport.
There is a large police force to ensure that the procession, known as the “golden parade” of the pharaohs, runs smoothly. 18 kings and four queens will be transported on their respective platforms decorated in the style of ancient Egypt. Photo: Khaled Desouki / AFP
Most of the mummies were discovered between 1881 and 1898 in the ruins of the city of Teben, the ancient capital of Egypt.
“They have already seen their share of movements around Cairo and before that in Thebes, where they were transferred from their ancient tombs to other stone tombs for security reasons,” Egyptology professor Salima Ikram from the University told the BBC. Americana from Cairo.
When the mummies were transported to Cairo in the 1880s, most were transported by boat along the Nile or by train.
Fear of the “Pharaoh’s Curse”
They will now be transported in pomp and splendor to the new museum, which will open its doors later this month. Egyptian authorities hope that the opening of the museum can help tourism in the country, which has suffered greatly during the corona pandemic, and even before that, with the political instability in the country over the past decade.
Here, Queen Hatshepsut is transported in a convoy from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and will travel five kilometers to her new home on the other side of the city. Photo: Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
The parade has not only had a positive reception and many have feared that moving the mummies would bring misfortune throughout the country.
“Death will come with swift wings on those who disturb the king’s peace,” he says, among other things, about the tomb of Tutankhamun, when it was discovered in 1922.
In recent weeks, there have been several accidents in the country, which superstitious critics believe to be the curse of the pharaohs.
Last week, several people were killed in a train accident in Sohag, Egypt, and just over a week ago, the world’s attention was focused on the Suez Canal, when a container ship got stuck and blocked the canal for all traffic for about a year. week, which has cost world trade several billion dollars.
There has also been a debate in the country for several years as to whether the country’s ancient kings should be exhibited in museums or rest in peace in their original tombs.
The Saturday afternoon procession takes place in chronological order, with the oldest pharaoh Sekenenra Tao II, who ruled southern Egypt some 3,600 years ago, first. The last in the series is Ramses IX, who ruled in the 12th century BC. C.
Among them are the remains of Ramses II, who ruled for 67 years, and Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut.
