The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

The National Museum of Egypt is a two-story stone building. The exhibition rooms on the first floor are arranged clockwise according to the development of Egypt's ancient history. There are all precious cultural relics from the Old Kingdom to the Roman rule. Unfortunately, though, Abdullah was after less crowds, so Tom and Hermione didn't tour the showrooms in chronological order. After shopping, they were taken to the second floor. The second floor of the museum is a special exhibition room, including the coffin room, mummy room, jewelry room, painting room, funerary objects room, prehistoric relics room, Tutankhamen room, and papyrus documents. room etc.

On the second floor, Abdullah did not take Tom to the most famous Tutankhamun exhibition hall in a hurry. Instead, he went to the mummy exhibition room in the southwest corner of the second floor. According to Abdullah, this is the most famous exhibition room in the Egyptian Museum. An attractive place, there are more than 20 mummies of Egyptian pharaohs and their concubines. These mummies have been well preserved after thousands of years, and even the hair and nails can be clearly seen.

"This is the mummy of Ramses II of the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. The 19th Dynasty existed from 1317 BC to 1251 BC, more than three thousand years ago, but his remains are the best preserved. . This pharaoh was the first pharaoh in Egyptian history to conclude a peace treaty with the foreign enemy the Hittites. This is the origin of the name of this exhibition room [War and Peace]." Abdullah introduced the mummy to Tom Mummies in the showroom.

He even asked Tom to come up and see the true face of this legendary pharaoh [Note] Ramses II is considered one of the greatest pharaohs in ancient Egypt. He became the leader of the army at the age of 10. In 1279 BC He ascended the throne and died in 1213 BC. He lived to be 90 years old and reigned for 67 years. His reign was the last period of great power of the New Kingdom of Egypt.

Tom was very interested in the mummy of such a pharaoh, so he got closer.

The sight in front of him shocked him. The mummy of Ramses II was extremely well preserved, and he could even clearly see what he looked like before his death. The once all-powerful Pharaoh has turned into a shriveled corpse, without the aura of power and gorgeous coat, just wrapped in a thin fine linen for people to watch.

There was only a glass showcase between Tom and the most noble man who had ever lived.

Perhaps the pharaohs thought that their empire and royal power would be as immortal as the pyramids, but time told them that all these were just floating sand in the desert, which would turn into nothing when the rain and wind blew. The powerful empire disappeared, the strong pyramids were dilapidated, and only the most fragile bodies of the pharaohs were preserved intact.

Of course, it is a bit far-fetched to say that it is intact. The mummy of Ramses II was unearthed in 1881. However, due to poor storage, it was found to be infested with a large number of fungi and insects in 1974, and had to be sent to France for maintenance and treatment. repair……

Abdullah did not continue to let Tom immerse himself in the memory of ancient Egypt. He took Tom into the legendary Tutankhamen's chamber. There are more than 1,700 unearthed cultural relics on display inside. "Golden Mask", "Golden Coffin", "Golden Throne"... Any one of these cultural relics can be a museum treasure if taken alone, but they appear together here. This is the legacy left by ancient Egypt, this is the last echo of a brilliant civilization.

Tutankhamun, whose reign was short and had no great achievements, was buried with such rich gifts, but what about the other famous pharaohs? It’s impossible for a pharaoh like Ramses II to be buried with fewer funeral objects than Tutankhamun, who has been in power for 67 years, right?

Unfortunately, thousands of years of continuous excavation have almost destroyed these things. There may be funerary objects even more gorgeous than the "golden mask" and "golden throne", but basically they were dug up by tomb robbers, the gems were dug away, and the gold was melted away...

"The golden mask was made according to the king's appearance during his lifetime. The eagle and cobra on it represent the rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt respectively. His golden coffin is made of 450 pounds of pure gold. It is the most exquisite and greatest gold product in human history. "

Tom looked carefully at the delicately carved paint on the golden coffin. Hermione followed behind. She was not attracted by the golden coffin or the golden face. Instead, she looked at Tutankhamun's throne seriously. She had no interest in the glittering golden throne. What really attracted her was the portrait on the back of the throne.

"Look, the armrest on the front of the seat is a snake-headed harpy, which represents the royal power of Upper and Lower Egypt." Abdullah also noticed that Hermione's attention was not on the treasures and royal power, so he pointed to the portrait on the seat and began to introduce : "The backrest of the throne depicts scenes of royal family life. Under the sunlight, the queen lovingly touches the king on the throne. The two look at each other in a harmonious and warm way. It is said that the innermost layer of Tutankhamun's gold coffin is When the coffin was unearthed, there was a bouquet of withered flowers on it, which was the queen’s love across time.”

Hermione was indeed attracted by the love story of the Pharaoh and the Queen.

"Then what?" she asked.

"Then?" Abdullah was stunned for a moment, and showed a bitter smile. There were many cultural relics in this museum that he couldn't name, and he couldn't tell the historical background, but the historical background of Tutankhamen's room, he He had made up the lessons well, which meant that he really knew about this issue.

But he couldn't tell.

What can he do? Tell this little girl in front of you that Tutankhamun died at the age of eighteen. After his death, powerful officials usurped the throne. His beloved queen was also occupied by powerful officials. After giving birth to a son for others, there was no historical record again?

Looking at Hermione's expectant eyes, he couldn't tell.

He could only shake his head helplessly, indicating that he did not understand.

Hermione was a little disappointed.

The three of them left Tutankhamun's room and headed to the papyrus room. As a result, in this exhibition hall, Tom saw an acquaintance: Dr. Hunter was standing in the corner of the exhibition hall chatting with a gray-haired old man. The lights were dim, if not Tom had sharp eyes and really couldn't spot them. Following Tom's line of sight, Abdullah also saw the old man, and he was slightly startled.

"Director Siddique?" He was a little surprised. He didn't expect to see the director of this museum here. What surprised him even more was that their arrival alerted the two of them, and one of the guests, Director Siddique, even waved to them.

"Doctor, I didn't expect you to be here." Hermione walked over and greeted Hal.

"Yes, Dr. Siddique is my father's friend." Dr. Hunter smiled and nodded, while pulling Tom and Hermione over, "Look!"

A zodiac grid appeared in front of them.