At long last, the long awaited transfer of 22 royal Egyptian mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir has been set for April 3 in a dazzling procession that will draw eyes from all over the world. But just who were these ancient nobles, whose remains will now rest in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization? He was among the many mummies discovered in the Deir al-Bahary Cache in 1881. King Thutmose IIThe son of Thutmose I and his direct successor, Thutmose II came to the throne by marrying his half-sister Hatshepsut. Having lived only to age 30, his reign was far shorter than that of his father’s and he was soon succeeded by his son Thutmose III.

Source: Egypt Independent March 24, 2021 14:15 UTC