The Grand Egyptian Museum Mermo and Athro completed the restoration of the third cabin of King Tutankhamun, which the museum recently received in preparation for displaying it in the place designated for it, along with the rest of the booths of the young king.
Major General Atef Miftah, General Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum and the surrounding area, explained that the installation work took about 14 hours of meticulous work.
Dr. Al-Tayyib Abbas, Assistant Minister for Archaeological Affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum, indicated that the museum's work team removed the protective layers from the walls of the cabin, which were used to protect them during the transport process, and also carried out the necessary cleaning work for all the gilded surfaces.
Dr. Issa Zidan, Director General of Executive Affairs for Restoration and Transfer of Antiquities at the Grand Egyptian Museum, confirmed that the work team at the Egyptian Museum in Liberation and the Grand Egyptian Museum is undertaking the work of restoration, consolidation and protection for the first and second chapters of the young king, which are currently in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. It included x ray radio graphy, photography and video, and a comprehensive report on the condition of each compartment was prepared to assist in the disassembly and reassembly process.
The first cabin is the largest of the artifacts of King Tutankhamun’s possessions, with dimensions of 20'5m40'3m70'2m and weighing 2,600 kilograms.
It is worth noting that the length of the third compartment is 3.40 m, the width is 1.92 m, and the height is 2.15 m. It weighs about 1142 kg. The walls end at the top with a frieze. It has a double door closed with a royal seal.
The cabin consists of a ceiling decorated with a winged sun disk and eight birds placed underneath the king’s titles. The ceiling also contains inscriptions from the inside. The cabin also contains a gate with inscriptions and texts from the Book of the Dead.
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