Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled
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For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.
It also highlights the methods by which people animated the gods for daily veneration, establishing a crucial link between the human and divine realms.
The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the historical event will be attended by kings, queens, crown princes, princes, and members of ruling families from Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Jordan, Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Japan, and Thailand.
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has established the Amelia Peabody Endowed Professorship and Research Fund in Egyptology, the first such professo
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