Thieves Strike the Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum

This is another sad article on a theft in Egypt. This time, it is the Khedive Tawfiq Mausoleum that has been the victim of theft of two elaborately embroidered pieces of cloth that were hanging in the mausoleum. The Kiswa, as they are known, were behind thick glass, which the robbers smashed.

In the past, a Saudi Arabian princess tried to bribe the elderly guard to take them with her to no avail. The Kiswa may well have been stolen by an interested party? It appears that once again the theft was made easier by the incompetence of Egyptian politicians and bureaucrats.

Louis Armstrong: Go Down Moses

Love this by the great Louis Armstrong.

Tomb of the Unknown Mummy

I found this cute kids' game from the fine folks at National Geographic while looking around today. Very Entertaining!

17th Dynasty King Discovered?

The article from a couple of days ago is a misinterpretation of the story, for the newly discovered king is in fact not newly discovered, as he is mentioned at least twice and is known to be the grandfather of Seqenenre Tao II, whose mummy is in the Cairo museum.

The name of this king is known but thought by archaeologists to be imaginary. This is just the first time that a monument inscribed for King Sen Nakht N Re has been found, proving that he was a real king.

Raising Amenhotep

The northern of two colossal statues which stood in front of the mortuary temple of the 18th dynasty king Amenhotep III, who died in the middle of the 14th century bc, has been standing up. It is a beastly piece of rubble, with the exception that the great king's wife, Tiye, is nearly perfectly preserved near Amenhotep's right leg.

There are plans to put the head and other pieces back on to the statue, as well there are also plans to return the recently found southern colossus.