The Impact of King Tut on Learning About Ancient Egypt
One of the most fascinating tools aiding in the discovery of Ancient Egyptian society was the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Discovered in the early twentieth century, King Tutankhamen's tomb provided the world with an intake of Egyptian lifestyles. By observing and analyzing the intact, pictorial artifacts, archaeologists were able to form conclusions of what the ancient world was like. The artifacts within the tomb not only told of the lifestyles of the Ancient Egyptians, but also revealed the routines and duties of the ruler, Tutankhamen. By learning about King Tutankhamen's life, one is really learning about the other rulers and their common practices. Through a remarkable discovery of the well-kept tomb of Tutankhamen, the Ancient worlds of Tutankhamen as well as Egypt were finally unmasked. Tutankhamen's tomb was not discovered until 1922 partly because Tutankhamen's name, along with that of other pharaohs of his dynasty, was removed from the royal lists during the 19th dynasty. In the 20th dynasty, when the tomb of Ramses VI was carved immediately above Tutankhamen's, rubble covered his burial place. The burial chamber was not entered until found in 1922 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter after years of searching.
Edwards, I.E.S. Treasures of Tutankhamun. New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. Rigby, Mark T. "Tutankhamun." January 1st , 1999. The tomb of Tutankhamen is very small compared to some in the Valley of the Kings reflecting the haste by which it must have been completed after the boy-king's early death. It consisted of four rooms; the antechamber, the annex, the burial chamber, and the treasury. The rockcut tomb was dug deep into one of the cliffsides of the Valley of the Kings in an effort to conceal the resting places of the royal mummies. Inside the tomb, there were long descending passageways, stairs, and chambers, which were also decorated in relief and painting with scenes to protect and aid the spirit in the next life. Mertz, Barbara. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs. New York, New York: Coward-Mcann, Inc., 1964. King Tutankhamen's tomb not only educates outsiders about Ancient Egyptian daily life, but it also declares a young king's life. Despite modern day society's recognition and knowledge of Tutankhamen for only his treasure, King Tutankhamen was a king in a time of great triumph for the Ancient Egyptians with an unfortunate, untimely death. Though Tutankhamen made few great contributions to society during his short reign, his treasures and tomb as well as the knowledge obtained about him help create the setting for what political ruling was like in Ancient Egypt. Cleverness of the Ancient Egyptians is an attribute predominant in King Tutankhamen's tomb as well as in the other tombs found throughout the Valley of the Kings. Although most tombs were robbed completely of their valuables, King Tutankhamen's tomb was barely victimized as the Egyptians responsible for the tomb of Tutankhamen were very clever in their architecture and location for the building of Tutankhamen's tomb. The great jewels and treasures were kept in the Jewel Room, which was very hard to get into. The engineers responsible for the building and decorating Tutankhamen's tomb were also clever in their formation of a so-called curse located near the entrance of the tomb.
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