Tablet of Ahkmenrah

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The Tablet of Ahkmenrah is a magical Egyptian artifact in the "Night at the Museum" film series that brings museum exhibits to life each night.

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Tablet of Ahkmenrah canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional magical artifact
film prop
plot device
activatedBy nightfall
affects human characters in proximity
museum exhibits
appearsIn Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
associatedWith Ahkmenrah (mummy exhibit)
American Museum of Natural History exhibits
Larry Daley (night guard character)
causes inanimate exhibits to animate
color golden
confers control over animated exhibits to its possessor (implied)
countryOfOrigin United States (inferred, American television work)
surface form: United States (film production context)
createdBy Ahkmenrah
surface form: Ahkmenrah’s parents (fictional)
createdFor Ahkmenrah (fictional pharaoh)
deactivatedBy sunrise
effectDuration from sunset to sunrise
engraving scarab-like central design (film depiction)
fictionalUniverse Night at the Museum film series
firstFilmAppearanceYear 2006
franchise Night at the Museum
genreContext fantasy comedy
housedAt American Museum of Natural History
surface form: American Museum of Natural History (fictionalized)

British Museum
surface form: British Museum (in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
inscriptionLanguage Egyptian hieroglyphs (fictional)
material gold (fictional)
medium live-action film
narrativeRole central magical object of the Night at the Museum series
originatesFrom Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt (fictional depiction)
owner Ahkmenrah (fictional pharaoh)
plotSignificance its theft or movement triggers major conflicts in the films
powerSource mysterious cosmic or divine energy (fictional)
primaryPower brings museum exhibits to life at night
requires exposure to moonlight (implied in series)
shape rectangular tablet
soughtBy Jonathan Hyde
surface form: Cecil Fredericks (Night at the Museum)

Kahmunrah (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
status fictional object, not a real historical artifact
symbolism connection between history and living memory (fictional theme)
usedFor action and adventure sequences in the films
comedic situations involving animated exhibits
weakness power begins to corrode and fail in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

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Larry Daley associatedWith Tablet of Ahkmenrah
Ahkmenrah in Night at the Museum artifact Tablet of Ahkmenrah
subject surface form: Ahkmenrah
Ahkmenrah in Night at the Museum hasMagicalObject Tablet of Ahkmenrah
subject surface form: Ahkmenrah
Ahkmenrah in Night at the Museum powersFrom Tablet of Ahkmenrah
subject surface form: Ahkmenrah
Kahmunrah usesObject Tablet of Ahkmenrah
Ahkmenrah hasMagicalObject Tablet of Ahkmenrah
Ahkmenrah powerSource Tablet of Ahkmenrah
Merenkahre associatedWith Tablet of Ahkmenrah