Today was a day for visiting museums. Some people consider museums to be boring. Others can’t resist a joke. The sign in the middle-bottom is a warning not to damage the warning signs.

Several sections of the museum were closed. One of the closed sections held the most interesting ancient artifacts, including the original of a peace treaty between the Hittites and Egypt, made in 1259 BC. It is the earliest known surviving peace treaty. peace_ treaty Not even the tour guide knew this part of the museum was closed. Never mind. It’s OK. We already paid the full cost of admission. ;-(

Never the less, they did have several good exhibits. Here’s Alexander the Great’s sarcophagus (or so they say).

The detail in this hand-decorated book is incredible. I understand that top calligraphers and artists routinely went blind from the strain of doing their work.

The afternoon is free time, but we have quite a bit of rain today. We’re staying in and enjoying a little wine. I hope this finds everybody doing well.