Museum of Mit-Rahineh (Memphis)

After leaving Giza, and a takeaway lunch on my balcony, I took Uber the hour-long ride (only $6.18 CAD) to the Museum of Memphis.

Memphis was founded in 3150 BC by King Meni as the first capital of the united Upper and Lower Egypt, and thus of the First Dynasty. The main god at the time was Ptah and the Latin name for the temple of Ptah (Hut-Ka-Ptah) was Aegyptus, thus giving us the name Egypt. This is where it all started.

The most famous relic here is the statue of Ramses II, who ruled for 66 years and was a hugely prolific builder.

The outdoor museum has a lot of surviving stone relics. There is a nice sphinx carved out of a single block of alabaster, a triad of gods, and some other works, all nicely laid out in a park.Read more