Okay, so there's a lot of photos here. If you don't like looking at really cool stuff that predates Jesus, the Romans, and yes, even the ancient Greeks, skip past this post. And I apologize.
But if you do like looking at very cool stuff that predates Jesus, the Romans, and yes, even the ancient Greeks, enjoy!
The front of the museum. I'm thinking
of getting a Sphinx for my front lawn.
If you are unsure who someone is,
just say it is Ramesses II. Odds
are you'll be right.
Editor: With you Glen, "odd" is the operative word.
This, and the next eight photos,
are from the Yuya and Thuya
expeditions.
They are best known as
King Tut's great grandparents. . .
. . .but they pretty great in their own right.
There is a theory out that claims Yuya
is the Biblical Joseph, but his
technicolor dream coat has never
been found. Many, many
scholars cast doubt on this
theory, but it's worth a mention.
Anyhow, hopefully Thuya and Yuya
will continue to have a starring
role in the new museum. These
artifacts from the Valley of the Kings
are staggering.
King Tut's camping chair. It
folds up better than today's
chairs for watching kids soccer.
Not that I'm bitter.
The footstool features
drawings of Egypt's
enemies, so when Tut
would sit, he'd crush his enemies
under his feet. Maybe
that's what I needed.
While the rest of us call him King Tut,
David and the King are such good friends,
David just calls him "Tut."
Now if I'd known, they'd line up just to see him (King Tut)I'd taken all my money and bought me a museum (King Tut)
"I gotta a cobra snake for a necktie.
Who do you love?" Glen, you don't
know Diddley!
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This carried some of King Tut's prized
possessions on his camping trips.
His primary throne. Once again,
the footstool had his enemies
so he could stomp them with
his feet. It's kind of neat that
symbolism no longer matters
in politics.
Sorry there haven't been
many captions. We saw so
much cool stuff I can't
remember exactly who/what
these are.
A scribe.
You can tell from the hieroglyphics
this dude is deep in thought.
The backpack even has an REI logo on it.
The Three Amigos! Chevy Chase on the left,
Steve Martin in the middle, and Martin
Short on the right. Comedy gold.
Work continues apace.
The famed Narmer palette
commemorates the victories
of King Narmer, who came
from the south of Egypt
to invade the Delta
in about 3200-3000 BC.
Wife: So honey, how was work today?
Husband: You want the good news or
the bad news first?
Wife (nervously): The good news first.
Husband: The good news is, I carved you
on a palette that people will be
gawking at 5000 years from now.
Wife: That sounds pretty cool.
What's the bad news?
Husband: You look like a cow,
especially the ears.
Wife: Dials divorce lawyer.
So the palette is over 5000 years old.
Let that sink in. Then book a trip to Egypt.
Who's a good doggie? You are! Yes, you are!
Where the expression
"put your best foot forward"
comes from.
No actually, that's where it comes from. From a website:
Why left leg forward? The left side is where the heart resides. For the Ancient Egyptians, the heart was the seat of emotion, but also intelligence and will. By striding forward with the left foot, the king would symbolically tread down evil – so the heart could proceed.
Vulture in flight.
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