EGYPT 2019 DAY 9 - Cairo, Egyptian Museum


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October 6th 2019
Published: October 29th 2019
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Our last day in Egypt started with another early morning call, for another early morning flight. It was our last day in Egypt, and we were duly subdued at the thought. That day we were lucky in one respect. It was a holiday, so the traffic when we got to Cairo was much lighter than it would have been on a normal day. The lack of traffic either aided observing the different parts of town we drove ... Read Full Entry



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The outermost of the nesting shrines of King Tut.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

The second shrine of King Tut, made out of gold and decorated with funerary texts.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

The door of the second nesting shrine.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Some of the Texts from the Book of the Dead.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

The third shrine of King Tut. Similar tot he second shrine, also made out of gold and decorated with funerary texts from the Book of the Dead.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Tut's personal items.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

The mummy of Yuya, the most perfect mummy every found.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

A gorgeous sample of a papyrus.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Ushabtis. Figurines placed in tombs intended to act as servants for the deceased.
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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Nefret, the princess who fell in love with a farmer.



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