Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the sarcophagus of the mysterious Queen Behenu inside her pyramid's 4,000-year-old burial chamber, the inner walls of which are lined with hieroglyphic spells for the Queen's journey into the afterlife. ITN article + video - Yahoo News Reuters article
Two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 royal mummies conducted by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, however, gave the firmest evidence to date that an unidentified mummy – known as KV55, after the number of the tomb where it was found in 1907 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings – is Akhenaten's.
The testing, whose results were announced last month, established that KV55 was the father of King Tut and the son of Amenhotep III, a lineage that matches Akhenaten's, according to inscriptions.
The mummy and DNA tests showed a normally shaped man without genetic conditions that might have given him both masculine and feminine features. AP via DallasNews.com
In love and respect to a great person and a fair king, we are gladly inviting you join us in celebrating the anniversary of king Farouk in Refaie mosque. Though the original death date of the king was in the 18th of March, we will celebrate this occasion in the 19 th of March which happens to be a Friday to enable as many members as possible to attend.
The Egypt royal jewellery museum opens after 5 years of renovation
Royal Family Jewellery museum was inaugurated April 11th following its development as part of the projects carried out by the Ministry of culture to upgrade Egypts museums. The opening ceremony was attended by first lady Suzanne Mubarak who raised the curtain off the plaque to signal the inauguration of the museum with its several showrooms including crowns, Muhammed Alis royal family genealogy, docorations, medals, precious jewels used by princesses and the artistic masterpieces with which royal palaces were brimmed over.
Minister of culture Farouk Hosni said in a statement to the press that development of the museum took more than five years at a cost of EP 50 million (USD nine million). Full article - Brunei.fm
New to this thread and seeking advice from the experts.
Family heirloom jewelry has Royal Crown inscribed (see picture). We believe (from word of mouth) that it is from modern Egypt, possibly 1900 to 1930 timeframe.
Note the crescent w/star and jewelry.
Can anyone suggest a book or other reference to confirm identification and origin of this specific inscription?
Dear sir,in order to know the origin of this crown ,i advise you to contact Dr. Maged Farag:The Egyption Historian, writer and researcher of the Mohamed-Aly Dynasty.
You can find him on this link:
The Wafd Party ("Delegation Party"; Arabic: Hizb al-Wafd حزب الوفد) was a nationalist liberal party in Egypt. It was considered to be one of the main opposition parties, and so its involvement in Egyptian politics was considered crucial in the success as well as legitimization of any political decision.
The family is noted for producing the largest number of noble style holders in Egypt, such as Pashas, Beks/Beys, Hanims, Saheb or Sahebet Ezza, Mqama , Saada, Maaly and Oussma, intellectuals, politicians, business people and men/women of letters. It is considered the largest extended family in Egypt. In addition several living Abazas hold the title 'His or Her Excellency', for example serving ministers in government or serving diplomats.
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