After years of restoration, the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amongothop III was officially opened to visitors on October 4. The history of the tomb can be traced back to more than 3,000 years ago, and has been destroyed by the wind and robberies of the years.
The tomb of Amenhotep III is located on the west side of the Valley of Kings in southern Egypt, across the river from Luxor, adjacent to the tomb of Pharaoh Ayi. The murals in the tomb are particularly exquisite, and it is one of the largest tombs in the Valley of Kings.
According to Agence France-Presse, the tomb was first recorded in 1799 during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt. After long-term excavation, looting and severe damage, the tomb was led by UNESCO and the Japanese government cooperated with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Relics to complete the restoration. According to officials from the Egyptian Cultural Relics Department, the restoration work took about 20 years.
Amongothop III was the eighteenth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt and ruled for about 40 years. Under his rule, Egypt showed prosperity and stability, and artistic achievements were remarkable. In 1349 BC, Amongothop III died at the age of 50.
According to archaeologists, after the archaeological excavations of the tomb of Amontop III in 1799 and 1915 by the French and British sides, most of the cultural material in the tomb was lost abroad, and is now stored in the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Castle of Hewlett in England.
The mummy and sarcophagus of Amenhotep III are now in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in central Cairo displays a huge stone sitting statue of the pharaoh and his queen Taei.
Editor Jia Congcong Source Xinhua News Agency
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