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Tut ankhamon:

He is one of the most famous rulers of

ancient Egypt , his fame not for hisgreatness or great works like his

predecessors but his fame came from the

discovery of his intact tomb in 1922 in the

vally of kings at luxor the the british

archeologist HOWARD CARTER.

May be he was the son of akhnaten, so he

succeded him on the throne at the

beginning named after tutankh atun

reflecting his relationship with aten but with

the pressure of the god amon priesthood he

changed his name to tutankh amun which

mean the live image of amon.

The tomb:-

The tomb itself is a modest tomb it is not asuitable for a king so it is thought it was

belonging one of his employee

And because he died so young they buried

him quickly.

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The tomp description:

It is composed of enterance

,corridor,antechamber, and the burial

chamber.In which The funeral objects were heaped

up.

The shrines:-

The tomb of Tutankhamun contained four gilded shrines nested

one inside the other like Russian dolls.

in order of decreasing size .

they are made of cedar panels and oak which coated with

gesso (stucco) and a thin sheet of gold.and decorated by a sunk

relief .

Outer Shrine (no. 207)

the outermost one, measures 5.08 by 3.28 meters and was 2.75 meters high. 32 millimetersthick. Both the inside and outside of these panels were gessoed, gilded and inlaid.

The innermost shrine :-

contained the red quartzite sarcophagus of King Tut which protected threeanthropoid, or man-shaped,coffins.

The sarcufagi

The first two anthropoid coffins were made of gilded wood but the final coffin was made of solid

gold. The solid gold coffin housed the mummy of King Tut which was directly covered by his

fabulous golden death mask. This page describes the King Tut Shrines in further detail.

The shrine of canopic jars

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It is also made of gilded wood and was decorated by the four protective godess of the sarcofphagus

At each side of this shrine stands an elegant statue of one of the four female divinities in charge of

protecting the deceased king, their arms stretched out in a gesture of protection. These goddesses

are Isis, Nephthys, Neith, and Sereket.

Canopic jars

Canopic chests, or canopic jars, They were used to contain the internal organs of individuals

removed during the process of mummification.

The suns hade

Sunshade was used to protect the king or the high officials from the heat of the sun. A sunshade consisted of a tall pole with a collapsible canopy, all in

wood, that supported a fabric covering or a light wooden board.

the thre funerary beds

The made also of gilded wood .with three shape of animals the

cow the lion and

A group of vessels and vase they all made of alabaster:

Some dboxes and containers made of wood and inlaid with ivory.

1-This scene is from the side of a chest, made of wood covered in a

layer of plaster, which is painted with incredibly detailed scenes of

Tutankhamun - either hunting wild animals or in battle.

In this scene the king is leading his army into battle. He is shown

standing in his chariot, ready to fire his arrows into his enemies,

who lie in disorder at his horse's feet.

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Some of throne chairs

1-This throne is made from wood, which is partly gold plated and

inlaid with minute pieces of ivory, ebony, semi-precious stones and

coloured glass.

The deeply curved seat (designed to hold a cushion) is inlaid with

ebony and ivory in imitation of a spotted animal skin.

2-The most elaborate of Tutankhamun's thrones is made of wood

completely covered in gold, and in some places silver, with inlay of

coloured semi-precious stones and glass paste.

The back depicts the seated Tutankhamun, with his queen,

Ankhesenamun, anointing him with perfume, beneath a floral

pavilion. The rays of the sun god Aten shine on the couple, giving

them the sign for life, the Ankh.

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