When the mummy of Ramesses II was transported to special laboratories in France in 1974 to assist in preserving its condition, a passport was required. Under French law, anyone who enters the country, alive or dead, must hold a passport. So the Egyptian government issued a passport to King Ramesses II, labeling him as “King (deceased)”. Just as interestingly, when the mummy arrived in France, it was received with a funeral procession of full military honors, as was fitting for all members of high rank.
I'm calling bullshit on the authenticity of the image. For starters, there's a heritagedaily.com webaddress underneath the bar code. Also the barcode is a EAN.UCC code, used for labeling consumer goods. The exact number is 10012345678902. AKA the example barcode often used for demonstration purposes. And definitely not the passport number.
RambunctiousHatboy on September 29th, 2018 at 11:14 UTC »
We never like the photos on our passports. Really feel for this guy though.
ArethaAbrams on September 29th, 2018 at 11:34 UTC »
According to the newspaper:
When the mummy of Ramesses II was transported to special laboratories in France in 1974 to assist in preserving its condition, a passport was required. Under French law, anyone who enters the country, alive or dead, must hold a passport. So the Egyptian government issued a passport to King Ramesses II, labeling him as “King (deceased)”. Just as interestingly, when the mummy arrived in France, it was received with a funeral procession of full military honors, as was fitting for all members of high rank.
SYLOH on September 29th, 2018 at 11:41 UTC »
I'm calling bullshit on the authenticity of the image. For starters, there's a heritagedaily.com webaddress underneath the bar code. Also the barcode is a EAN.UCC code, used for labeling consumer goods. The exact number is 10012345678902. AKA the example barcode often used for demonstration purposes. And definitely not the passport number.