Sunday, February 26, 2017

Let's do it properly!

The mummified remains of Ramesses II - arguably the greatest of the Pharaohs - was on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.  In the 1970s it became clear that the mummy needed some TLC and that this would require it being transferred to Paris. To facilitate this, the mummy was issued with a Egyptian passport, in which his occupation was given as "King (deceased)".  On arrival in Paris, the mummy was accorded the full honours appropriate to a King.

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