Pharaonic Kings and Queens Procession Cairo, April 3, 2021

Three thousand years ago, in secret tombs in the Valley of Kings and the nearby Deir El-Bahari site, both areas are near Luxor - - once called Thebes the capital of ancient Egypt. The tombs were first excavated in the 19th century then taken to Cairo by boats that sailed the Nile. Some were in glass cases, while others were stored in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. They are transported on April 3, 2021 to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization near Ain Al Sidra in south Cairo. Under heavy security, the mummified remains of 18 kings and 4 queens were transported in climate-controlled cases loaded onto trucks decorated with wings and pharaonic design for the journey. The vehicles were designed to appear like the ancient boats used to carry deceased pharaohs to their tombs.

Kings Seqenenre Taa II Amenhotep I Thutmose I Thutmose II Thutmose III

Amenhotep II Thutmose IV Amenhotep III Seti I Ramses II

Merenptah Seti II Siptah Ramses III

Ramses IV Ramses V Ramses VI Ramses IX

Queens: Ahmose Nefertari Hatshepsut Queen Meritamun Queen T

Obelisk in El Tahrir Square

El Tahrir Square where the mummies are found in the Egyptian Museum shown on the extreme right

Mummies leaving the Egyptian Museum

Mummies leaving the Egyptian Museum in El Tahrir Square

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization near Ain El Sira in Cairo

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization where the royal mummies are displayed

Salute guns for the kings and queens