The mummy of King Amenhotep I will be among 22 royal mummies transferred in grand parade

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Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 04:14 GMT

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Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 04:14 GMT

 
CAIRO - 22 March 2021: The second pharaoh of  Dynasty 18, Amenhotep I was a child when he became king and ruled with the assistance of his mother, Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.
 
 
Amenhotep I led several military campaigns.
 
He also began or completed many construction projects.
 
 
Remembered as a great ruler, he was deified after his death alongside his mother. 
 
 
The mummy of King Amenhotep I was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari Cache (TT 320), west of Luxor in 1881.
 
 
It will be among 22 royal mummies transferred in a grand parade from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. 
 

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