Museum Thursday took us to the National Archaeological Museum once again, but this time we were not in search of ancient Greek goods. Instead, we headed straight to the Egyptian Antiquities in preparation for our upcoming trip to Egypt!
The museum holds a nice collection of goods from the Old Kingdom of Egypt through the Roman period. The photo below shows a votive stela of Ramesuemsaetiupehsu for the deified Pharaoh Amenhotep I. It dates from the New Kingdom period during the reign of Ramesses II between 1290-1224 BC.
Rob and I are very excited about the opportunity to travel throughout Egypt. We will be traveling with 29 other people from the American School and plan to spend about 10 days total in the country. If you're interested in our itinerary, I'll post a draft below!
ASCSA Trip to Egypt, March 2012
Night
in:
March 18 Depart from Athens
for Luxor via Cairo Luxor
March 19 Temples
of Luxor; Karnak Temple
(Amon, Mut,
Khonsu).
West Bank: Valley of the Kings, Deir el
Bahri
(Queen Hatshepsut’s complex),
Colossi of Memnon Boat
March 20 Sail on Nile; Esna Dam; Temple of Horus at Edfu Boat
March 21 Sail on Nile; Temple of Sobek
at Kom Ombo Boat
March 22 Arrive Aswan. Visit Temple
of Isis at Philae,
Aswan Dam; Elephantine Island Boat
March 23 Fly to Abu Simbel; visit Temple of Ramses II,
Nefertari.
Fly to Cairo Cairo
March 24 Egyptian Museum, Citadel/Chan el Halili Cairo
March 25 Dahsur, Memphis,
Sakkara; Pyramids at Gizeh,
Solar Boat, Colossi of Ramses Cairo
March 26 Bus to Alexandria Alexandria
March 27 Visit sites in Alexandria Cairo
Return to Cairo
by bus ca. 5 pm
March 28 Bus to Cairo, depart for Athens Athens/ASCSA
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