Memphis ( Mit Raheena ), Cairo Tours B

Memphis ( Mit Raheena ), Cairo Tours B

Memphis ( Mit Raheena ), Cairo Tours
Today on the top of the ancient city of Memphis located the modern village of Mit Raheena, prosperous and extravagant community, Ancient Memphis was the native land of the creator god Ptah,god of arts, architecture and crafts, This heritage lives on a Mit Raheena, whose people stick to take pride in their craftword. Mit Raheena village is well known for its dazzling palm trees, which have been utilized by the local inhabitance to make goods such as furniture, baskets and jalousie. The gorgeous quality of these things has drove to the village to become famous both locally and further-afield. Mit Raheena is also famed for its food industries.Drying date, fence made of golden colored reed are a stunning scene around the town during the period of September and October.
Nowdays the town has grown, with numerous new homes erected for the accommodation of the expanding population of Egypt.  As a result  the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is now absolutely embedded within the texture of Mit Rahina, with native people often living nearer to the archaeological places.
The year is 3100 BC. A momentous thing is about to happen on Egypt Nile West bank. It is an important event which would go on to format the history of Egypt and determine one of the most famous and biggest civilizations of our world for millennia to come. Menes, legendary hero of ancient Egypt, the one who unified Upper and Lower Egypt arrives at the boundary between the Delta (Lower Egypt - North Egypt) and the Southern part of Nile Valley (Upper Egypt) sealing the invisible line of this now undivided kingdom. by this way he decided to make only one capital for Egypt, as there were two different capitals of the country before the unification, the new capital was called Mn Nefer ( The beautiful monument ) now Memphis, which is the first capital of a unified Egypt was born about 5000 years ago.
Memphis remained the capital of Egypt for about 500 years before entering into its illustrious age, known as the Old Kingdom (2680-2165 BC). Memphis city is a hive of energy. Administrators, scribes, farmers and merchants are all active working in its administrative and commercial centers. From their court, Egyptian kings ruling the country, keeping observe over a thriving nation.

What to see now in Memphis opened museum:
Ramsses II Colossi
Look closely at the colossal statue and try to spot the symbols of royalty that adorn Ramsses II , There are many of them They includes his names ( head dress), the double crown of Uper and Lower Egypt , his false beard and his kilt.
Watch out for the female cobra on his head, She is there to protect the Pharaoh.
Find the cartouches:
Can you see the cartouches of king Ramsses II on this colossal statue? How many are there?
Look around and find the answer.
Ramsses II statue c.1279-1213BC (19th Dynasty ) Red Granite
This beautifully carved statue of Ramsses II has muscular features and a stern facial expression representing his strength and power.
During his 66 years reign, he built and developed multiple cities, temples and monuments, including the administrative capital of Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta, However, he never forgot his religious centre Memphis, building magnificoent statues such as these to adorn his great temple of Ptah ( The local god of Memphis)
On his right hand , You will see the red paint that still remain on his wrist This is one of only a few remaining examples of the elaborate color that once adorned Memphis statues.

Hathor 
In ancient Egypt , the goddess Hathor symbolized love,motherhood and music.
Here You can her represented as a beautiful lady with the ears of a cow- an animal which was understood to give food, milk and good prospects for agriculture.
It's possible that this object once sat at the top of a column, alongside a row of similar columns, however, think it may have been a free-standing monuments and people gave offerings for it.

The alabaster Sphinx of Memphis ( New kingdom C.1550-1069BC)
Sphinxes are often guards or protectors of ancient Egyptian sacred places.Some represent kings ( Pharaoh ), with their human faces attached to the body of a lion- an animal recognized as the ultimate symbol of power. In this case, We do not know which pharaoh is represented here, because there are no inscriptions on the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis, However some theories suggest that it may even be queen Hatshepsut.The sphinx was unearthed in 1912 by Flinders Petrie in the very place that you're seeing it today  It is one of the largest monuments ever made from the Egyptian alabaster.

Sarcophagus ( New kingdom 1550-1070 BC)
Re used in the Late period (C 100 BC ) Red granite
Sarcophagi were made of wood or stone, The Sarcophagus were providing protection for the coffin that was placed inside , allowing safe passage tothe underworld.
In Memphi s opened museum You will see the lid of a sarcophagus, where you can spot the goddess Nut, She isspreading his wings for protection, There is also other sarcophagus look to it, Examine closely the markings around it, This is a written prayer designed to protect its owner, Amenhotep- Huy a governor of Memphis.
The sarcuphagus was found here in Memphis in the tomb of a high priest named Petiese who re-used it for his own burial. 

Ramses II seated statue
This statue represents King Ramesses II in his typical outfit, wearing the headdress and skirt, with traces of a false beard still partially visible. When worn together, these formal dressings made him recognizable as king. Can you imagine him? On the back of his throne , you can see a relief of three cartouches depicting his name. His head missing-do you know why? Like many monuments in Memphis, it was broken into smaller pieces to be used in more recent buildings.

Naos Statue C.1279-1213BC ( 19thDynasty ) Red granite
These statues were usually found in the courtyard of a temple, They were used by kings and another individuals to give offerings to, in return for the protection of specific gods, depicted inside the shrine that the statue would hold.