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National Museum in Fustat Receives 17 Royal Coffins


Wed 29 Jul 2020 | 12:19 AM
Ali Abu Dashish

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat received 17 royal coffins to be restored and displayed ahead of receiving the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in a solemn procession soon.

Manal El-Ghannam the Restoration General, Director at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, explained that the royal coffins are in a good state of preservation, and that before the packaging and transportation process, the coffins were inspected and a detailed case report was made for each coffin to establish an accurate preservation case.

El- Ghannam added that all the coffins are now subject to restoration work by a specialized team of restorers at the museum.

Also, the restoration team cleaned and carried out an initial restoration of the coffins prior to packaging; the packaging and transportation process was done at the highest level of efficiency and in accordance with the scientific standards, according to Ghannam.

 

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Noteworthy, the royal transporting process took place amid tight security procedures by the Tourism and Antiquities Police and under the supervision of archaeologists and restorers of the Civilization Museum.

Important information about some of the royal sarcophagi

* The Queen Ahmose-Nefertari sarcophagus, wife of King Ahmose, is 378 cm high. It was discovered in the cache of Deir el-Bahari in 1881. Ahmose-Nefertari lived in the 18th Dynasty.

* The King Amenhotep I sarcophagus, son of King Ahmose I and his successor to the throne. It dates back to the 18th Dynasty and was found in the cache of Deir el-Bahari in 1881.

* The great warrior sarcophagus, King Thutmose III, who ruled Egypt for 54 years. In his era, Egypt became a great power and its influence extended from Mesopotamia in the north to the fourth waterfall in the south. It was found in the cache of Deir el-Bahari in 1881.

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