cairo museum

from Wheelchair Nomad Diary...EE 2003 I hired an elderly white haired guide whom spoke excellent English, who told us he had retired from being a lawyer and was a Doctor of Philosophy. I was to pay him $35.00 for two and a half hours of guiding. He was actually very good, taking us in sequence through the old, middle and new kingdoms, and to the marvellous extensive King Tutankmamun exhibitions. The guide said, This museum has been in operation for a hundred years. The lotus is the symbol of the upper kingdom, the papyrus, the lower kingdom. We were on our way. Quickly, I saw a huge number of statues, sarcophagi, stone carvings, and pots, which overwhelmed me, particularly since some items were 6,000 years old. We passed on seeing an exposed mummified body for an extra $10.00. Many items were safely enclosed in glass cases. This was a huge collection of the oldest artefacts that I have ever seen, probably the biggest collection of old relics in existence. The most stunning display was the relics found by archaeologist Howard Carter in a tomb in 1922, belonging to King Tutankmamun. These include a solid gold inscribed casket, the famous twenty-two kilogram gold face mask, and everything required to live in the afterlife, beds, chariots, boomerangs, bows and arrows, pots, and so on. The collection was enormous.

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[nourisis]

sorry but your description and information about these items are wrong !!!

[TheMadameMel]

Thanks for your nice short video about the Egyptean museum in Cairo, I was there in 1994 and I was fully fascinated from the old mystic culture. My favourites? Mmh, the mummies and the golden mask from Tutankhamun. It´s a kind of magic.

[thedeadmanned]

thank you it was great

[acerb45666555]

2:34....did he tell you thats a dog? that the god Anubis!! the Jackal!

[goofydog2]

GREAT video! Great narration, as well. At 5.11 you mention that the statue "could be a Royal drummer. Actually, if you look at the statue's head dress, you can see a cobra coming out at the forehead area. This tells us that the statue is that of a Pharaoh, as only a Pharaoh can have the cobra on his head dress. Also, when you pronounce the boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun, you may find it easier if you spell it the way it sounds. To my ear, I spell his name; Toot in common. I may be wrong, but thanks.

[xzanadu89]

thanks for posting this video :)i've enjoy watching it very much what an interesting displays.hope you had a great adventure:)

[PleaseAvoidHellFire]

Thank you for sharing fantastic video. May Allah bless you. I hope you enjoyed egypt. Yes all Muslims hate photos without preior approval not Just egypt. but permission is vital. once you ask you will certainly get approval and alot of curiosity along with it.

[dysonbry]

thank you for the pictures