Mummy of King Merenptah will be transferred in Pharaohs’ Golden Parade to NMEC

CAIRO – 31 March 2021: King Merenptah was the son of the Great Ramses II. He spans back to the 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom era.

Due to his father’s very long reign, he ascended the throne at an advanced age. He engaged in many military campaigns. 

His mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35) in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, and is one of the 22 royal mummies transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization, in an unprecedented event on April 3, 2021.

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