#king tut's tomb

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Bible Storyland amusement park concept art by Bruce Bushman (1959)

[father-of-the-void]

Slowly, desperately slowly it seemed to us as we watched, the remains of passage debris that encumbered the lower part of the doorway were removed, until at last we had the whole door clear before us. The decisive moment had arrived. With trembling hands I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner. Darkness and blank space, as far as an iron testing-rod could reach, showed that whatever lay beyond was empty, and not filled like the passage we had just cleared. Candle tests were applied as a precaution against possible foul gases, and then, widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in, Lord Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn and Callender standing anxiously beside me to hear the verdict. At first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle flame to flicker, but presently, as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold—everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment—an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by—I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, “ Can you see anything ? ” it was all I could do to get out the words, “Yes, wonderful things.” Then widening the hole a little further, so that we both could see, we inserted an electric torch.

Howard Carter, The Tomb of Tutankhamun (1923), pp. 95-96

[spiritsnstuff]

The Power of Curses ~ King Tut's Tomb, the Hope Diamond

Time Stamps:  King Tut's Tomb: 00:29 The Hope Diamond:  3:14

[amythystraine]

The Power of Curses ~ King Tut's Tomb, the Hope Diamond

Time Stamps: King Tut's Tomb: 00:29  The Hope Diamond:  3:14

[punchyhorse]

Why just argue with each other when you can dance AND argue? Two for the price of one!

Everyone thinks they're arguing but in all actuality they've stopped tying to one up each other and are now discussing an incredibly niche topic in Detail because I think they both delight in knowing things not many other people do. Same energy as when two people who've sunk years of education into one field and no one ever knows what they're talking about. They're probably talking about the finer points of the history of puppetry or something and having an absolute ball. Alastor has just mentioned a tidbit about puppets being used in Ancient Egypt in entombment, to come to life as concubines and servants. Lucifer is feeling particularly feral about it.

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: Free-spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would hold the power to control the world. Unfortunately, the only one who believes Fremont is his nemesis archaeologist Morgan Sinclair, a member of a secret society who wants the tablet to harness unspeakable evil on the world and will stop at nothing to get it.

mod L has very fond memories of finding this on a back shelf at the local video rental place. yet another experience we lost to the streaming revolution.

[matildaverse]

Little Riddler and Batman panel redraw of King Tut’s Tomb. (Not unburied universe cause my dumbass didn’t google Bruce)

[blueiscoool]

The 5 Most Opulent Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Inner Tomb

All that glitters is sometimes gold—particularly when it comes to the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

There is perhaps no other period in human history that has captured minds and imaginations quite like ancient Egypt. “Egyptomania,” or the intense interest in all thing Egypt, was first sparked by Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign at the turn of the 19th century. Throughout the 1800s, people across the world emulated the architecture and design of Egyptian culture—for example, Victorian-era jewelry frequently incorporated scarabs, and cartouches and monuments across Europe took the form of obelisks.

The pervasive obsession with Egypt reached an apogee when on November 26, 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter and his team discovered the doorway to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (commonly referred to as King Tut) in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile. Though archaeological digs had been undertaken throughout the area, most tombs had succumbed to looting and grave robbing, leaving them stripped bare of their original contents. Tut’s tomb, however, had been hidden by debris and rubble, preserving it to near perfect condition.

Despite discovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb in late 1922, it took several months for archaeologists to work their way through and catalogue the contents within the outer chambers. On February 16, 1923, Carter finally came face-to-face with the doorway leading to the tomb’s inner burial chamber and unsealed it. What he and his team were met with was the most well-preserved and intact pharaonic tombs ever found. Over the following eight years, the items and goods contained therein were carefully catalogued and removed, and today are held in the collection of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

To mark the centennial of the unsealing of the burial chamber, we’ve gathered five of the most opulent and intriguing artifacts that were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Tutankhamun’s Sarcophagus and Three Coffins:

Seeing the sarcophagus was perhaps one of the most exciting moments for the archaeologists at the time, as it indicated early on that the contents were preserved and intact. Crafted of quartzite and red granite, and displaying the images of Isis, Nephthys, Neith, and Serqet, the sarcophagus housed three nesting coffins which held Tutankhamun’s mummified body. The outer two coffins are made of fully gilded wood and inlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, such as turquoise and lapis lazuli. The innermost coffin, however, is made almost entirely out of 110.4 kilos of solid gold, similarly adorned with inlaid stones, and incised with inscriptions and in the shape of Osiris holding scepter and flail.

The Death Mask of Tutankhamun

Found within the innermost coffin upon the mummified body, King Tut’s death mask has become a world-recognized icon of ancient Egypt and the pharaonic era. Composed of 10.23 kilos of solid gold, it depicts Tutankhamun wearing the traditional stripped pharaonic headdress replete with representations of the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet above his brow. The mask’s back and shoulders are inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphs with a protective spell copied from the Book of the Dead, offering protection as the pharaoh moved through the underworld.

Canopic Shrine

In the process of mummification, many of the person’s organs are removed and placed in what are called canopic jars. These containers frequently included lids shaped after the heads of the Sons of Horus, protective deities. Like many other ancient Egyptian tombs, King Tut’s included an alabaster canopic chest containing the four separate jars. However, in the pharaoh’s tomb, these were housed in a canopic shrine. Standing at six-and-a-half feet tall and enrobed in gold, the shrine includes the figure of the goddess Nepthys who stands guard over the royal contents.

Golden Sandals

A large swathe of the items found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb represented personal necessities, such as clothing, toiletries like perfume, and food stuffs. Included among these items were a pair of gold sandals. These golden shoes have been found in numerous other ancient tombs, and it is believed that they were made specifically for funerary and burial practices. The soles of the shoes depict the nine traditional enemies of Egypt, including the Nubians and Libyans, symbolizing that as god-king they were literally beneath his feet.

Golden Chariot

King Tutankhamun’s tomb contained a total of six golden chariots—though, unfortunately, all were in various states of disrepair as they were either mishandled or damaged by looters. After restoration, they were identified as typical D-cab chariots that were meant to be drawn by two horses. The image of a pharaoh driving a chariot was a common symbol of royal power and wealth, and in ancient times, pharaohs were often presented at public events in opulent chariots to highlight their status.

By Annikka Olsen.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

[bookofsecretstotell]

Studied the original photo of the finding of king Tuts tomb. The photo looks so inspiring! Finding something from a world thousands of years ago is only that one can dream of...

[flight-to-mars]

Buried in his jammies 🎶

[takunwilliams]

KING TUT  TOMB 

[hannigram-palace]

Truth or Scare | The Curse of Tutankhamun

“An Egyptian pharaoh entombed with a priceless fortune some 3000 years ago. 1500 years before the birth of Christ, kings of Egypt known as pharaohs were buried in the valley of the kings. A land riddled with age ol mysteries that continue to fascinate us to this day.”

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Nikola: I'm in.

Will: Can we trust you?

Nikola: Not usually. But I'd rather not have the world taken over by angsty trust fund vampires.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The sarcophagus in the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun, 1923.

📷: Harry Burton

Closeup of the uraeus on the body of King Tutankhamun’s first inner coffin.

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty Egypt, 1332-1323 BCE

King Tutankhamun's sandal made of leather, gold and faience.

[solitariussanctumartarchitecture]

Seeing a Large Cat

I have begun reading #9 in the Amelia Peabody mysteries, "Seeing A Large Cat". In the early part of the book, they mention Theodore Davis. Emerson refers to him as a "wealthy dilettante". While Davis was not an actual archaeologist or Egyptologist, he was important in the world of Egyptian archaeology. Davis discovered artefacts relating to Tut. He believed, though, that there were no more relics to be found, once he found the items. Here is the whole story: