The GEM (Grand Egyptian Museum)

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We were lucky to get to be some of the very first tourist to see the GEM the Grand Egyptian Museum, replacing the Egyptian Antiquities Museum . Some of the artifacts had not been moved yet so we visited both museums.

King Ramses II

Commonly known as Rameses the Great, was an Egyptian pharaoh. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated and most powerful pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty.

Hieroglyphics in tombs, were used to write prayers and other inscriptions for the deceased the inscriptions were intended to help the deceased travel to the afterlife
Cartouche
Fan made from ostrich feathers, and a handle made from ivory from the tomb of Tutankhamun. 1332-1323 BC
Paddle Doll 2030-1802 BC
Dice and games

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