We had some students staying with us and they wanted to meet
locals and practise their language. So we took one to meet Nubi Hussin Abd el
Rasol (spellings vary).
Of course I know the story of his family but it is much
more interesting when he tells it and says my father, my grandfather and points
to all these iconic pictures it really makes the history live.
We start with DB320( aka TT320) the Royal Cache which was
discovered by Ahmed and his brother Mohammed Abd el Rasul in 1871. Their sales
of goods from this cache brought to the attention of the local authorities and
set off an investigation by Sir Gaston Maspero, director of the Egyptian
Antiquities Service, in the spring of 1881. This was Nubi’s grand grand father
as he explained to us.
Jump forward to 1922 and the discovery of Tutankhamens tomb.
Nubi’s grandfather is helping at the dig and there are photos to prove it.
And Nubi’s father is the little boy who was photographed
wearing Tutankhamen's pectoral.
Listening to this story from the real life descendent is a
special experience. If you want to meet any of this family Nubi runs the Selkhet alabaster factory and
one of his brother’s the Ramasseum café. We visited both places and she was
able to see this living history
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