Egypt – Cairo

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Our Day 8

Flight back from Hurghada to Cairo

Egyptian Museum

We got picked up from the airport and came directly to Egyptian Museum. Our guide met us at the museum. There is no camcorder allowed in the museum. We have to leave that at the locker near the entrance.

Egyptian Museum, we covered high level and so many things to see here. There are so many statues, sarcophagus, tools, jewelry, fragments of tombs and doors, vases, pottery and statues with inlaid eyes – so realistic.

Statue of Menkaure with Hathor & Cynopolis – This sculpted three-person statue, shows King Menkaure between two ladies.

statue depicting Ka-per, the chief priest, who was responsible for the deceased in temples and funerary chapels

Statues of Rahotep and Nofret,Period: 4th Dynasty, Reign of Sneferu (2575-2551 BC)

Mask of different Kings. These are also gold ones.

Different sarcophagus in the museum. There are so many different types from wood, marble, stone and many more..

Only statue that is available for Khufu. Great Pyramid of Giza is built by King Khufu.

King Tut’s Treasure

King Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten (formerly Amenhotep IV) and one of Akhenaten’s sisters, or possibly one of his cousins. As a prince, he was known as Tutankhamun.

King Tutankhamun, was probably 19 years old wen eh died. He ruled for six years during 1323 B.C.E. He became famous because there is lot of treasure found in his tomb by Carter.

Tutankhamun’s coptic chest – Used to store organs

Funerary bed in the form of the celestial cow

Real mummies

Lunch

Egyptian food for the lunch.

Synagogue

Building where Jewish assembly meets for religious worship and instruction.

Coptic Church

Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites.