Pharaoh’s Bling Vanishes: Ancient Bracelet Stolen Straight Outta Egypt’s Museum
The Pharaoh’s drip just disappeared — and the Egyptian Museum is scrambling to find out who pulled off one of the boldest heists in recent memory.
According to the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities, a priceless gold bracelet inlaid with spherical lapis lazuli beads, once owned by Pharaoh Amenemope (yes, a literal king from 3,000 years ago), has gone poof from the museum’s restoration lab in Cairo’s Tahrir. The incident has been handed to the police and the Public Prosecution, while a special committee is combing through the artifacts like it’s the world’s dustiest audit.
The ministry says all airports, ports, and borders are on high alert, scanning for the missing treasure like TSA on steroids. And those viral pics floating around online? Fake. The real bracelet is said to be a one-of-a-kind royal relic that once adorned Amenemope — a Pharaoh known for his wealth, bling, and a reign that quietly flexed luxury even in death.
Fun fact: Amenemope’s treasures were discovered in Tanis, the same city that inspired the Indiana Jones Ark of the Covenant storyline. So yeah, we’re basically in an ancient-history-meets-true-crime crossover.
Rumor has it the Ministry delayed going public with the case to give investigators a head start. Translation: they didn’t want TikTok detectives blowing the cover before the real cops even logged in.
So now, the million-dollar question: Who swiped the Pharaoh’s bracelet? An inside job? An international smuggling ring? Or — if you wanna get spooky — the wrath of Amenemope himself, snatching back his gold from beyond the grave?
Either way, Egypt’s most glamorous cold case just dropped — and King Tut better keep an eye on his necklaces.