A
soft opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum is planned for April 2018. Written By/
Nevine El-Aref.
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One Of The Senefru's Blocks
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soft opening of the museum is planned for April 2018.
Tarek
Tawfiq, general supervisor of the GEM, said that the artifacts includes three
limestone columns of King Djedka Re Isesi, a fifth dynasty king of the Old
Kingdom, as well as 30 stone blocks from the western wall of the temple of King
Senefru, the founder of the fourth daynasty, which had been put in storage in
1960.
"The
most important of these blocks are those belonging to the lower carved part of
the wall," Tawfiq said.
The
carvings on the blocks depict a group of women carrying offerings as they
perform religious rituals inside the temple, while walking towards the king.
There is also a cartouche in the name of King Senefru. These women, he said,
represent Egypt's various regions in the Old Kingdom, which included 42 regions
in the reign of King Senefru.
Akiko
Nishasaka, the director of the project from the Japanese side, said that the
project was carried out within the framework of the Egyptian-Japanese project
to transfer 71 artifacts to the GEM in cooperation with the Japanese
International Cooperation Authority (JICA).
She
said that within the project, a number of items from King Tutankhamun's
treasured collection had been transported, including a bed, a chariot, and
three pieces of textile.
Eissa
Zidan, the director-general of restoration at the GEM, said that the
conservation team used advanced scientific methods and high-tech equipment in
packing and transportation.
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