Southdale C of E



The Tomb of TutankhamunPart 2Robbers had removed some things shortly after Tutankhamun’s burial 3300 years ago, but Carter could see statues of strange animals representing Egyptian Gods and hundreds of artefacts, including four chariots the pharaoh had used (one for hunting, one for war, two for parades to show off his wealth) and a chest containing his walking stick, weapons, a copper trumpet – the oldest brass instrument ever found – and even his royal underpants.Tutankhamun, as it turns out, was only nine years old when he became king of Egypt in 1332 BC, and died aged 19, probably from malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitos. He had injured his left foot and was not able to walk without a cane. It took Howard nearly ten years to excavate the four-chambered tomb. Best of all, inside four golden shrines, inside an enormous stone sarcophagus, inside three nesting coffins, beneath a magnificent twenty-two pound solid gold mask… lay the 3,000-year-old mummy of King Tutankhamun. Howard had finally found the royal mummy he had dreamed about since he was a boy. No-one else has ever discovered historical treasures of such significance. ................
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