Exclussive arrived at the Grand Museum.

Now the most important pieces from the Cairo Museum have arrived at the Grand Museum

The pillar of King Merneptah

The column was discovered in March 1970 in the Arab al-Hisn area, in Matareya

The column is 5.60 meters long, and weighs 17 tons, made of pink granite and has a circular base that restes on a square limestone base.

The archeological column is adorned with reliefs from recessed pits and writings in the ancient Egyptian language, where there is a 4-line text that speaks of the great historical victory achieved by the valiant king Merneptah over the Libyans in the fifth year of his reign in the borders of the Western Delta (about 1208 BC), which is one of the Famous and timeless war battles

King Merneptah is the son of King Ramesses the Second, and his fourteenth order is between the sons of Ramses and he is one of the kings of the nineteenth family during the era of the modern state