The Egyptian Museum of
Antiquities contains many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It
houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, and many
treasures of King Tutankhamen.
The remains of many famous Pharaohs are stored in the
Egyptian Museum. One of these is Pharaoh Ramses II Ramses, who was an extremely
skilled warrior. For many of the mummified pharaohs, it has been very difficult
to determine when they were born, and historians can only estimate a time when
they reigned over Egypt. For Amenhotep IV, historians have estimated his reign
around 1372 B.C., because they found out when Amenhotep IV's father,Amenhotep
III died. Also, that Amenhotep IV's tomb inscribed five names he gave himself
and one of them, Golden Horus, proves that he was crowned on the bank of the
Nile, his father's favorite domain. Before he became pharaoh, he was already
married to Nefertiti . When Amenhotep IV did become pharaoh, he destroyed the
religion of Amun. He did this because he wanted to start his own new religion
of Aten, the sun, which is pictured as a disc that sends out rays ending in
hands.
Historians believe Sneferu was the first king of the Fourth
Dynasty. The year he started his reign was around 2620 B.C. Sneferu appears to
have been a fair and just king, and seems to have deserved his chosen name of
Master of Justice or Truth. Sneferu, like many other kings, built many temples
and structures. All of his structures and buildings had a specific signature:
the statue of a young woman symbolizing the foundation. She presents the sign
of life and votive offerings, as well as the signs of the city and the
stronghold. There are about four or five of these structures in each province.
Many pharaohs chose coronation names and they all seemed to
be alike. For example, Sneferu, Tutankhamun and Amenhotep all had the name
"Golden Horus".