From February, Fascinating Mummies, the first exhibition in The National Museum of Scotland’s major new exhibitions space, will delve deep into the rituals surrounding death and afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
This unique exhibition will feature treasures, dating back to 4000BC, from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, world famous for its Egyptology collections.
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Papyrus
Symbol of Lower Egypt
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The Papyrus plant was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Lower Egypt was known as Ta-Mehu which means land of papyrus. The papyrus became the symbol of fertility and life itself. When intertwined with the plant emblem of Upper Egypt, the two symbolize the unification of the two lands.