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Granite Block Statue of Priest "Roma-roy"

Roma-roy inherited the title of the high priest of amun from "Bakenkhonsu I", Roma-roy was probably his son or brother. Roma-roy left a stela that once stood in Karnak which was source for information about the 19th Dynasty and he inscribed on it Hieroglyphic inscriptions were he addressed how proud he is that his descendant also became priests, as the inscription mentions the text:
Let my son take my place. And my office will be in his hands. And may it pass from father to son forever, as a just and useful man does in his master's house.
Roma-roy was the priest of Amun during the end of the reign of Ramses II and continued till the reign of Merenptah and probably Seti II.

Discovered in Karnak Temples Complex in Thebes (Luxor), Egypt. Dates back to the 19th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1292-1188 BC). Displayed in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

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Wooden Scribe's Tablet with Hieratic text

Discovered in the Tomb of Ahmose (TT 121) in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in west Thebes (Luxor), Egypt. Dates back to the Late Period (664-332 BC). Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, United States.

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Eid Fitir Mubarak!

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Alabaster Cartouche-shaped cosmetic box

Discovered in (?), Egypt. Dates back to the New Kingdom Period (1550-1070 BC). Displayed in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, Netherlands.

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Collar with Falcon head terminals

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Collar with falcon headed terminals were known since the Old Kingdom period and onwards. Four Falcon headed collars were found in the wrapped linen around king Tutankhamun's legs. These collars consists of rows panels of collars glass to imitate group of cylindrical shaped beads strung together.

Discovered in the Burial chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb (KV 62) in the Valley of the Kings in west Thebes (Luxor), Egypt by Howard Carter. Dates back to the reign of Tutankhamun, The 18th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1332-1323 BC). Displayed in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

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Alabaster lids of Horemheb's Canopic Jars

Discovered in the tomb of Horemheb (KV 57) in the Valley of the Kings in west Thebes (Luxor), Egypt. Dates back to reign of Horemheb, The 18th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1319-1292 BC). Displayed in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

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Quartzite Statue of Khaemwaset

This Statue represents Prince Khaemwaset wearing a short curled wig and a kilt and holding two standards, the right one is damaged and it's was probably surmounted by a representation of the Osirian or Abydos triad and and inscribed with the Names and titles of King Ramses II, the left one is surmounted by the fetish of Abydos and it's also inscribed with the Names and titles of Ramses II. The Hieroglyphic inscription around the base includes a prayer to Atum and the inscription around the feet includes a text describes the setting up of this monument in a place called Tawer which is probably at Abydos. There’s two Columns of Hieroglyphic Inscription on the back pillar which includes prayers to Osiris and continues on both left and right side of the statue.

Discovered in Asyut, Egypt. Dates back to the reign of Ramses II, The 19th Dynasty, The New Kingdom Period (1279-1213 BC). Displayed in the British Museum in London, England.

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