# egypt

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x1cac476de3b2925b93a736a5208dfca125f1d702) · 2023-10-22

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In 1974 the mummy of Rameses II was to be sent to Paris for preservation and maintenance work. Because of French law, Egypt was forced to issue a passport for the mummy, 3000 years after he died. The date of birth reads 1303 B.C and his occupation was listed as "King (deceased).

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