The National Museum of Egypt is a two-story stone building. The exhibition rooms on the first floor are arranged clockwise according to the development of Egypt's ancient history. There are all precious cultural relics from the Old Kingdom to the Roman rule. But unfortunately, Abdullah
The pursuit was that there would be fewer people, so Tom and Hermione did not visit these exhibition rooms in chronological order. After visiting, they were taken to the second floor. The second floor of the museum is the special exhibition room, including the coffin room, mummy room, and jewelry room.
On the second floor, Abdullah did not take Tom to the most famous Tutankhamun exhibition hall in a hurry. Instead, he went to the mummy exhibition room in the southwest corner of the second floor. According to Abdullah, this is the most famous exhibition room in the Egyptian Museum.
The most attractive place is that there are more than 20 mummies of Egyptian pharaohs and their concubines. These mummies have been well preserved after thousands of years, and even the hair and nails can be clearly seen.
"This is the mummy of Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. The 19th Dynasty existed from 1317 BC to 1251 BC. It has been more than 3,000 years ago, but his remains are the best preserved.
"This pharaoh was the first pharaoh in Egyptian history to conclude a peace treaty with the foreign enemy the Hittites. This is the origin of the name of this exhibition room [War and Peace]." Abdullah introduced the mummy to Tom.
Mummies in the showroom.
He even asked Tom to come up and see the true face of this legendary pharaoh. [Note] Ramses II is considered one of the greatest pharaohs in ancient Egypt. He became the leader of the army at the age of 10. He died in 1279 BC.
He ascended the throne and died in 1213 BC. He lived to be 90 years old and reigned for 67 years. His reign was the last powerful period of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
Tom was very interested in the mummy of such a pharaoh, so he got closer.
The sight in front of him shocked him. The mummy of Ramses II was extremely well preserved, and you could even clearly see his appearance before his death. The once all-powerful pharaoh had turned into a shriveled corpse, without the aura of power.
And the gorgeous coat is just wrapped in a thin fine linen for people to see.
There is only a glass showcase between Tom and this once most noble man in the world.
Perhaps the pharaohs thought that their empire and royal power would be as immortal as the pyramids, but time told them that all these were just floating sand in the desert. The rain and wind blew them into nothing. The powerful empire disappeared, and the solid pyramids disappeared.
It was dilapidated, but only the most fragile bodies of the pharaohs were preserved intact.
Of course, it is a bit far-fetched to say that it is intact. The mummy of Ramses II was unearthed in 1881, but due to poor storage, it was found to be infested with a large number of fungi and insects in 1974, and had to be sent to France for maintenance and treatment.
repair……
Abdullah did not continue to let Tom immerse himself in the memory of ancient Egypt. He took Tom into the legendary Tutankhamun's chamber. There were more than 1,700 unearthed cultural relics on display. "Golden Mask", "Golden Coffin"
, the "Golden Throne"... Any one of these cultural relics taken alone can be a treasure of a museum, but they appear together here. This is the legacy left by ancient Egypt, and this is the end of a brilliant civilization.
echo.
Tutankhamun reigned for a short period of time and had no achievements. He still had such rich burial objects. What about other famous pharaohs? A pharaoh like Ramses II who ruled for 67 years could not be better than Tutankhamun.
Carmon’s burial objects should be less, right?
Unfortunately, thousands of years of constant excavation have almost destroyed these things. There may be funerary objects more gorgeous than the "golden mask" and the "golden throne", but basically all of them are dug out by tomb thieves and the gems are dug out.
Let's go, let the gold melt...
"The golden mask was made according to the king's appearance during his lifetime. The eagle and cobra on it represent the rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt respectively. His golden coffin is made of 450 pounds of pure gold. It is the most exquisite and greatest gold product in human history.
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Tom looked carefully at the delicately carved paint on the golden coffin. Hermione followed. She was not attracted by the golden coffin or the golden surface, but looked seriously at Tutankhamun's throne. She was fascinated by the glittering golden throne.
She had no interest in it. What really attracted her was the portrait on the back of the throne.
"Look, the armrest on the front of the seat is a snake-headed harpy, which represents the royal power of Upper and Lower Egypt." Abdullah also noticed that Hermione's attention was not on these treasures and the royal power, so he pointed to the portrait on the seat and began to introduce
: "The backrest of the throne depicts scenes of royal family life. Under the sunlight, the queen caressed the king lovingly on the throne. The two looked at each other, beautiful and warm. It is said that the innermost layer of Tutankhamun's golden coffin
When the coffin was unearthed, there was still a bouquet of withered flowers on it, which was the queen's love that spanned the long river of time."
Hermione was indeed attracted by the love story of the Pharaoh and the Queen.
"Then what?" she asked.
"Then?" Abdullah was stunned for a moment and showed a bitter smile. There were many cultural relics in this museum that he couldn't name, and he couldn't tell the historical background. But the historical background of Tutankhamen's room, he
He has made up for the lessons well, which means he really knows this issue.
But he couldn't tell.
What can he do? Tell the little girl in front of him that Tutankhamun died at the age of eighteen. After his death, powerful officials usurped the throne. His beloved queen was also usurped by powerful officials. After giving birth to a son for him, there was no historical record.
?
Looking at Hermione's expectant eyes, he couldn't tell.
He could only shake his head helplessly, indicating that he did not understand.
Hermione was a little disappointed.
The three of them left Tutankhamun's room and went to the papyrus room. As a result, in this exhibition hall, Tom saw an acquaintance: Dr. Hunter was standing in the corner of the exhibition hall chatting with a gray-haired old man. The lights were dim, if not
Tom had sharp eyes, but he really couldn't spot them. Following Tom's line of sight, Abdullah also saw the old man, and he was slightly startled.
"Director Siddique?" He was a little surprised. He didn't expect to see the director of this museum here. What surprised him even more was that their arrival alarmed the two of them. Among them was the guest of Director Siddiq.
He also waved to them.
"Doctor, I didn't expect you to be here." Hermione walked over and greeted Hal.
"Yes, Dr. Siddique is my father's friend." Dr. Hunter smiled and nodded, while pulling Tom and Hermione over, "Look!"