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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 30, April 2021 Happy

Ramadan

A DAY TO REMEMBER: THE ROYAL

MUMMIES PARADE

Youstina Ebeid, 4th Level, Political Science

I have always claimed that I have transcended the ideologies, holies, and Most of us thought that those mummies were going to be transferred
those enormous statements that we have established like principles, to the Grand Egyptian Museum, instead, it got transferred to the
identity, etc, however, I have always experienced this bond with the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization for which the cornerstone
Ancient Egyptian civilization. Lately, some simulating photos for the was put in 2002, by its six thematic halls which rely in its narrative on
Grand Egyptian Museum centralized with a huge Pharaonic statue have the sequence of the Egyptian history since the prehistoric era, passing
spread, portraying a guy who is standing in front of it in prestigious and by the Ancient Egyptian man, reaching modern Egyptian artists. The
glorified manner, for moments, I imagined myself in his shoe, looking museum will not be exclusive for the monumental pieces,
up for my ancestors fulfilled by this overconfidence, even if it is furthermore, it gives significant concern for the educational and
artificial, past-related overconfidence is unreliable. cultural aspects, for which, it is determinant to include various
Holding pre-determinations regarding this event as a propaganda, I enlightening activities that is manifesting the Egyptian central role in
didn’t feel the urge to watch believing in the event’s poor-quality and its Arts and Culture for Africa and the Arab world as well.
clichéness. Additionally, I was proactively sympathetic towards the Back to my decision to watch the parade, it took me moments, just
mummies, sketching black scenarios for an injury in King Ramsis II’s moments to feel integrated transcending all the rationally, analysis
head due to a bump in the entrance of Ein as Seirah for instance! and critical thinking. Those moments that took me back to my origins,
Moreover, I was super saturated with anger feelings for not opening the even if they were for propaganda, even if they were for whatsoever
door for the public to participate and turning it to a public ceremony, we
are not ruiners! political or promotional purposes, to be whatever they were, for me,
Until my curiosity has driven me to watch, for nothing, but to practice they were moments of recurrence and stability, even if they didn’t
my hobby in criticizing each and every single thing… and the survival last, moments of standing on a solid land and common identity.
for the fittest. Things that are different in their structure and meaning, to transcend
In a magnificent and extraordinary scene, Pharaohs' Golden Parade to all the differences and priorities for the art’s sake, to be heartily
transport 22 royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir seized by what you have seen. When efficiency is the criterion to be
Square to the Royal Mummies Hall in the National Museum of Egyptian chosen based on, to have the intellectual space and the needed
Civilization (NMEC) in Al-Fustat, the old Islamic capital, hoping it will financial resources for creativity, and to dream of the continuity of
be their last resort, in a procession lasted for 45 minutes in Egyptian this pattern in all the other agendas.
designed and produced royal carts moving with 7Km/hour. Parade I ended up watching and I started to predict the wave of names for
included 18 Kings and 4 Queens from the 17th dynastic till the 20th foreign consultants and contributors in producing this event, or at
dynastic, starting with King Seqenenre who was the spark of the least a wave of videos that assert that this event is just a cheap scratch
liberation war against Hyxos, passing by The Modern Kingdom of of any other international parade, but for the second time, my
Egypt’s Kings and Queens for its founder, the victorious King Ahmose, expectations disappointed me, thanks God.
like: King Thutmose III, King Thutmose IV, King Amenhotep III and Finally, 2 hours of pure visual pleasure, moments of oneness with an
his wife Queen Tiye and their descendant King Amenhotep IV identityI believe that it has always been perceived in shorthand and
(Akhenaten), King Ramses II, Queen Ahmose Nefertari and Queen paltitude manner. Moments of transcending all the cliché questions
Hatshepsut. Most of mummies were found in two caches in Luxor in the like: “What if our ancestors were alive, what would they say?” I don’t
19th century in conjunction with wide and consecutive discovery care, the pride is for us, and the eternity they desired and dreamt for,
processes. is attained.

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