FIRST
FLOOR
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The
entrance
Includes
models for statues of some ancient kings who took care of Agriculture,
irrigation and land reclamation.
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The
Gods Hall
Displaying
statues and painting Gods of Agriculture namely, Osiris; God of Agriculture,
vegetation, and resurrection, together with his wife Isis; Goddess Sekhet
of fields; God Nepr of Cereals; God Hapy of Nile flood; God Thot of
science, wisdom, astronomy and medicine; God Horus of space; Goddess
Hathor of motherhood and beauty; Goddess Maat of truth, fairness
and justice.
A display of preservation and mummification.
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On the wall
There
is a coloured painting for the celestial cow somewhat similar to that
in tomb of King Seti the first at Luxor.
There are other objects such as, a coffin of plants for a child 3000
B.C. (older than that of Prophet's Moses) and a model statue for the
farmer's wife.
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Special
Audio-visual room
Includes scenes of harvesting, threshing,
Winnowing, grain-measuring, picking and pressing grapes, fowling birds,
plucking geese as well as fishing.
This, in addition to a brief display for plant and animal objects in
the museum.
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Spirits
House
For the spirit
to have rest in when its wants to visit the mummy in the tomb.
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Stone
implements
Made of flint
from the prehistoric era for hunting, agricultural and war purposes.
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Dioramas Hall
Displays and explains
operations of hunting, cultivation, agricultural industries and food
processing, such as drying dates, wine and beer industries, a perfect
integrated display for various tools and implements used by ancient
farmer.
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Objects
in cases of different agricultural crops and their products,
including
wheat, barley, sorghum, bread, cakes and pies as well as storage silos,
legumes, oilseeds, flax with its spinning and weaving implements side
by side with samples of linen textiles, together with different kinds
of vegetables and fruits, medicinal plants, flowers espacially, "Lotus",
the symbol of Upper Egypt, extracting perfumes and their God. In addition
to a unique collection of necklaces &
garlands, wood, baskets and sandals made of plants.
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Exhibition
for the Nile flood God
a very big
mummy of a crocodile and a model of a kiosk for the ancient "Land
Owner" to watch farmers while they were working on his fields.
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