Egypt returns huge statues of the Pharaoh 3,200 years after the earthquake

Egypt on Sunday unveiled two restored statues of Pharaoh in Luxor 3,200 years after they fell in an earthquake, in the latest archaeological event aimed at attracting tourists to the country.

The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a 20-year project. They represent Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,400 years ago.

“We are celebrating today, in fact, the completion and erection of these two huge statues,” Mohamed Ismail, Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, told the Associated Press before a ceremony on Sunday.

Mr. Ismail said the statues were of great importance to Luxor, a city known for its ancient temples and other monuments. He added that it is also an attempt “to revive the appearance of this funerary temple of King Amenhotep III a long time ago.”

Amenhotep III, one of the most prominent pharaohs, ruled during the 500-year New Kingdom, the most prosperous period of ancient Egypt. The pharaoh, whose mummy is on display in a Cairo museum, ruled in the period between 1390 and 1353 BC, a peaceful period known for its prosperity and construction, including the temple in which the giant statue of Memnon is located.

Ismail said that the two statues fell due to a strong earthquake that occurred around 1200 BC, which also destroyed the funerary temple of the pharaoh.

The statues were fragmentary and partly uprooted, their bases scattered. The Ministry of Antiquities said some of its blocks were reused in another temple, but archaeologists returned them to rebuild the giant statue.

In the late 1990s, an Egyptian-German mission, headed by German Egyptologist Horig Sorozian, began work in the temple area and undertook the restoration of the two statues. “This project aims to save the last remains of a once-prestigious temple,” she said.

The statues show Amenhotep III sitting with his hands resting on his thighs, looking east towards the Nile and the rising sun. He wears a headdress topped with double crowns and a royal pleated kilt, symbolizing divine rule. There are two small statues at the pharaoh's feet depicting his wife Tiye.

The two statues – 14.5 meters and 13.6 meters respectively – overlook the entrance to the King's Temple on the west bank of the Nile River. It was made of Egyptian alabaster from the Hatnub quarries in Middle Egypt.

Sunday's opening of the museum in Luxor came just six weeks after the long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the centerpiece of the government's attempt to boost the country's tourism industry and bring money into the troubled economy. The huge project is located near the famous Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx.

The tourism sector, which relies heavily on Egypt's rich Pharaonic antiquities, has suffered during years of political turmoil and violence following the 2011 protests. In recent years, the sector has begun to recover after the coronavirus pandemic and amid Russia's war on Ukraine, and both countries are major sources of tourists visiting Egypt.

With reports from agencies

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