Egypt: Day 2
September 17, 2022
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Above: The remains of a painted plaster floor in a palace of Pharaoh Akhenaten from 1351-1334 BC.
1 shows the Canopic shrine that contained Tutankhamun's internal organs, with the goddesses Isis, Nephthys, Selkat and Neith on the outside.
2 shows a Ka statue of Tutankhamun in with a Khat headdress, from 1336-1327 BC.
3 shows a funery statue of Pharaoh Psusennes I, 1039-991 BC., who ruled from the coastal city of Tanis instead of Memphis (Cairo) or Luxor.
4 shows the end of Yuya's coffin.
5 shows the swollen belly statue of Pharaoh Akhenaten, wearing a kilt and double crown, signifying his dominion over Lower and Upper Egypt.
6 shows a statue of Augustus, the first Roman emperor 27-14 BC, who ruled over Egypt after Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemy dynasty killed herself.
7 shows the head of King Userkaf, known for elevating the sun-god Ra as the major god of Egypt, reigning 2496-2491 BC.
8 shows a craftsman at the museum.
9 and 10 show my berth on the more than thirteen hour night train to Aswan, with a Stella beer (not at all Stella Artois) provided by one of our
tour guides to smuggle onto the train.
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