In the 1970s, an official passport was issued to the 3,000-year-old mummy of Ramesses II — listing his occupation as “King (deceased)”
The unusual document allowed the mummy to travel from Egypt to France for restoration, creating one of the strangest moments where ancient history met modern bureaucracy
The unusual document allowed the mummy to travel from Egypt to France for restoration, creating one of the strangest moments where ancient history met modern bureaucracy
In the 1970s, an official passport was issued to the 3,000-year-old mummy of Ramesses II — listing his occupation as “King (deceased)”
The unusual document allowed the mummy to travel from Egypt to France for restoration, creating one of the strangest moments where ancient history met modern bureaucracy