Egyptian Museum tickets

Once you are inside the museum with your Egyptian museum Turin tickets, you will start your journey into the ancient Egyptian world by going to the underground food. This is where you will learn the history of the museum from its inception till its current period. You will also be able to take a look at the Iuefankh papyrus and will also see the much famed Book of the Dead, whose mention you will find in several adventure and period movies. Take the escalator to the second floor where you will be proceeding into ancient Egypt as per chronological historical periods.

One of the attractions which you will be able to view with your Egyptian Museum tickets is the Papyri Collection of the Egyptian Museum of Turin that you will find on the Floor 1 itself. This is where a virtual inventory awaits you for you to explore through the documentation of more than 3000 years old history of Egypt. You will find 700 entire or reconstructed manuscripts along with 17,000 in fragments.

The Tomb of the Unknown is believed to be of the people who lived during the 2435-2305 BC, when the 5th dynasty was in reign. The tomb was found at Gebelein, an ancient Egyptian city situated on the bank of the Nile River. The tomb was carved out of rock and had three separate chambers. One of them was found empty but the other three had mummies, coffins, wooden beds, chests, along with other daily objects.

Be on your alert as you enter this exhibit space where there are human remains in the form of mummies on display. You will be able to see 24 mummies that are on display, all of which are a part of the Project “Mummy Conservation”, an initiative by the Egyptian Museum of Turin to restore and analyze from the collection of 116 bodies that are mummified and body parts that have been discovered in different parts of ancient Egypt.

The Tomb of Kha belonged to Kha, a nobleman of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, who worked as a supervisor in Deir el-Medina of public works. His tomb, along with his wife Merit’s, were the ones that were discovered intact, which is a great feat in archaeological explorations of Ancient Egypt. The recovered objects from the tomb included jewels, coffins ornamented with precious stones and metals, giving a glimpse of the wealth of the couple. The burial was planned in detail and the items of value were covered to protect against dust along with more than 100 different pieces of furniture, hygiene items, clothing etc.

You will be able to see some of the most charming and well-preserved models from the 1100 to 600 BC of ancient Egypt in the Coffin gallery. While viewing this gallery, you will be able to understand about the sarcophagi across various dynasties. Few noteworthy ones include the sarcophagi of Butehamon (a royal scribe), Taba-Kenkhonsu and Tamutmutef (two singers) and Pahoreniset (a pastry chef).

An interesting gallery that you will be able see with your Egyptian Museum tickets is the Gallery of Kings, a long and dark room that is filled with captivating Egyptian statues, depicting the pharaohs of the gods of ancient Egypt. Take a look at the 5 meter high Pharaoh Seti II along with a sandstone Sphinx which is from the 19th dynasty and the different displays of the goddess Sekhmet or god Ptah.

Finally, visit the Temple of Ellesiya, which was found originally near Qasr Ibrim and was brought into Turin in 1960 as a part of a campaign by UNESCO. The temple is dedicated to the three gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Horus, Amun, and Satis, as per the hieroglyphs, reliefs, and other details found and is completely carved out of stone.