King Amenhotep I and Queen Meritamun will be among the 22 mummies that will be transferred next April 3 in a majestic world parade from the place of its current display in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the place of its permanent display in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
King Amenhotep I was the son of King Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari. He is the second king of the 18th Dynasty.
King Amenhotep I assumed the throne after his father's death, while he was still a child, and he ruled Egypt with the help of his mother, Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.
Amenhotep I led several military campaigns. He also began or completed many construction projects.
Remembered as a great ruler, he was deified after his death alongside his mother.
The mummy of King Amenhotep I was discovered in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari in 1881. It was decorated with floral wreaths.
As for Queen Meritamun, she is the daughter of King Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari. Her mummy was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari cachette (TT358), west of Luxor in 1930.
Contributed by Nada Mustafa
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