Tutankhamin's Tomb

The pharaoh was undoubtedly the most important terrestrial figure in ancient Egypt and played a significant role in the functioning of Egyptian society. Entrusted with governing the realm of Egypt and providing a link between the Egyptian people and the gods, pharaohs were “an essential element in the maintenance of the position of society in the order of creation”. This idea has been substantiated through the various artefacts located in tombs in the Valley of the Kings, particularly that of Tutankhamun. These finds have shed light on the role and lifestyle of the pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Through the discovery and analysis of these items, historians and archaeologists alike have been able to glean considerable amounts of information in

This book provides an overview of the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, and details the religious significance of the tomb’s contents. The

Tutankhamun is one of the most famous and instantly recognisable Pharaohs of the modern world even though he lived and reigned over 3,000 years ago. The boy King was born in the 11th year of his father’s reign in 1345 BCE and died in 1327 BCE at the age of just 17 or 18 after only being in power for 8 years. Until archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his almost fully-intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 CE, the pharaoh was almost unheard of due to the common belief that he was a minor ruler, whose reign was of little consequence. However after this discovery and subsequent discoveries due to excavations, analysis of his mummy and other historical evidence, opinions changed, so much so that today Tutankhamun is recognized as an important

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or so the saying goes. What this classic idiom portrays is the idea that value is something entirely subjective, what is useless to one person is highly valued by another. Furthermore, the use of the word “treasure” implies a value so great it is almost incomprehensible; a treasure is something so valuable and important that it is cherished and held dear. The difference between something of value and something that is a treasure is generally an emotional attachment or reaction to the treasure.

In any case, the disclosure of his tomb shot him into essentialness and significance in the cutting edge. The vast majority of the tombs of pharaohs have been plundered, so when King Tutankhamun's completely in place tomb was found, it was verifiably critical. His tomb was little, likely because of an unforeseen demise, yet loaded with a large number of fortunes. The tomb incorporated his in place entombment veil, pine boxes, and sarcophagus. The greater part of his entombment fortune was still in place, also, which was unbelievable for pharaoh tombs. His antiquities showed Egyptologists much about the tomb and entombment conventions of the period, and his relics frequently show up in exhibition halls of the world. As of late, the most sensitive things have been guarded inside Egypt's outskirts for

When you were nine years old, were you granted king of Egypt? I didn't think so. King Tutankhamun was a nine year old Egyptian ruler that died at very young age. While ruling he changed the worshiped gog from Aten to Amun. That is why he changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun because the first one means "Living image of Aten" and the second one means "Living image of

Tutankhamun a.k.a King Tut, was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty during the flow of Egyptian chronicle known as the New Realm or sometimes the New Kingdom Period. The last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries, he was put to rest at the age of just 19 and covered with gold. The young Pharaoh vanished from history, until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. In discovery of the tomb an interesting artifact was found, known as “King Tut's Chest”. What do we know about this find and it's depiction of the battle scenes?

Egyptian chantress, who had lain undisturbed since her burial nearly 3,000 years ago. The tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings of Upper Egypt is the first un-looted tomb since the discovery of Tutankhamun in 1922. Yet this occupant was not a King and not the original inhabitant of the tomb. The Hieroglyphs on the side of the sarcoughugus identifies the person buried as “The Chantress of Amun: Nehemes-Bastet”, a woman of high social status from a family of priests at the wealthy and influential temple of Karnak. Her death is dated c.945-715 BC because the hieroglyphics match the style of that era.

Today, I’m going to be discussing 3 artefacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb and explaining what they reveal about the New Kingdom Egypt.

When a British archaeologist named Howard Carter found the tomb of King Tut, Carter's finding of the tomb was a brilliant discovery because of all the fine treasures within the tomb.

The tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, or better known as King Tut contained a tiny glass object colored deep blue with cobalt. Since ancient times cobalt compounds have been used to produce blue glass and ceramics. Cobalt blue was discovered even earlier in China and was used for pottery glazes. The name Cobalt comes from the Greek word for mine, cobalos and the German word for goblin or evil spirit, kobald. Cobalt was discovered by a Swedish chemist named Georg Brandt in 1739. Georg Brandt was attempting to prove that the potential of certain minerals to color glass blue was due to an unknown element because bismuth was the source that was commonly thought to at the time. Cobalt has been detected in Egyptian sculptures and Persian jewelry from

This approach to the opening of the chamber demonstrates Carter’s caution that he took into the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb and the transportation of the contents that was inside it. Carter opened the burial chamber and when he did he was confronted by the golden walls and two large statues “So enormous was this structure (17 feet by 11 feet, and 9 feet high, we found out afterwards) that it filled within a little the entire area of the chamber” gives an accurate description of these statues and an accurate account of the amount of artefacts that were found in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

The shrine of Tutankhamun uncovers the burial customs of the New Kingdom Egyptians. The Canopic Shrine positioned on the east wall of the Treasury holds Tutankhamun's embalmed internal organs. A gold chest held four Canopic jars containing the dead pharaoh's internal organs in each jar. Undoubtedly, through the process of mummification, the embalmers must have removed the internal organs and preserved them in the Canopic jars, perhaps to be taken with the pharaoh to the next world. The third and innermost of three coffins of Tutankhamun is made of solid gold and is inset with semiprecious stones and coloured glass. It is covered with carved decorations and inscriptions inside and outside. It bears the names and epitaph of the deceased king and also protective texts. From this we discover the significance of the importance of the decoration of the mummy was, and the power the coffin was believed to hold. Originally, mummification was so expensive that it was a privilege enjoyed only by the Pharaoh and few nobles. Everybody else was given a simple grave burial in one of the vast cemeteries or "necropolises" of the time. But the promise of eternal life was so appealing that it wasn't long before other classes of Egyptians began signing up for mummification, too.

Yesterday, the Egyptian antiquities minister Mamdouh Eldamaty, held a press conference in Cairo to announce the findings. He told those in attendance that the radar scans not only confirm the existence of the two hidden chambers, but also revealed that those rooms contain items that are made of both metal and organic materials. That would be consistent with what you would expect to find in another tomb, although it remains to be seen whether or not the remains of Nefertiti.

The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun has answered many questions and solved many mysteries about the life of people in Ancient Egypt. However, the life and death of the boy king is still a mystery itself. For example, one continual argument and mystery is how King Tut died. Although there are many opposing theories, King Tutankhamen died because he was already weak from genetic diseases, then broke his leg, which got infected and caused King Tut to die.