kyrllos Eskandar - Egypt Tourguide

  It was a memorable event when this extraordinary monument came to light at the bottom of a water-filled shaft. This   adorable   statue   shows king Amenhotep iii next and embraced by god Sobek ; God Sobek represented as a man with a crocodile’s head and he is holding in his right hand the sign of life ANKH sign and giving it to the king, who represented standing, putting his hands on his ceremonial royal kilt and   wearing the royal headcloth NEMES with false beard sign of divinity, and upon his forehead a copra for protection. The statue dates back to 18 th dynasty, new kingdom. made out of calcite, and discovered in Sobek Temple; Dahmasha city in a shaft at Armant canal on july 27 1967. We have to note that king Ramses the second obliterated the names of Amenhotep iii from the statue and added his own inscriptions and cartouches. GOD SOBEK: Crocodile   god who was portrayed either as acrocodile or as a man with crocodile’s head, often...

   This skeleton is the oldest human remains discovered in Egypt and the second worldwide;    “ Nazlet khater skeleton”, Displayed now at National Museum of Egyptian Civilization….. This skeleton was found buried near nazlet khater- Sohag governrate, it is for young man who lived 35 years ago and it appears from his skeleton that he had enjoyed a distinguished height and a strong body.   It has been in Belgium since 1980 after its excavation by a team of archaeologists from university of Leuven in Belgium but Egypt had repatriated the skeleton from Belgium through diplomatic efforts and now it is displayed at NMEC.   In the same showcase at NMEC Museum next to him collection of stone tools; the ancient Egyptian made stone tools of flint stone about two million years ago to facilitate their way of living. #MAYOROFGUIDANCE

This statue shows the outstanding technical ability of the Ancient Egyptian craftsman and ranks among the masterpieces of Egyptian art of the New kingdom. Emperor Tuthmosis iii represented wearing royal headcloth “Nemes” and royal kilt “Šhendyt”, the king strides forth in this statue with supreme confidence of a deity. The statue made out of green graywacke, 18th dynasty New kingdom. Discovered at karnak temple on may 8, 1904, in the cachette, north of pylon seventh. LUXOR MUSUEM. #mayorofguidance