Tutankhamun Tomb Floor Plan
The us tut exhibit coming in 2005 tut s tomb.
Tutankhamun tomb floor plan. Plan of king tutankhamun s tomb. If tutankhamun leaves luxor everybody in luxor will be so sad because tutankhamun has always been here. Although the plan is to have tutankhamun and all his treasures. It also held the four canopic jars that were guarded by the four goddesses to ward off evil.
His tomb had been robbed at least twice before its discovery by howard carter but based on the items taken including perishable oils and perfumes and the evidence of restoration of the tomb it is likely that these robberies took place fairly soon after the. The position of each of the four sons of horus identified on each of the four miniature gold coffins. The tomb of king tut. The death of king tut.
Detailed floor plan with explanation. Tutankhamun is currently his tomb in the valley of the kings where he has rested for over 3 000 years credit. The treasury room held most of the treasure. Chariots gloves jewellery the famous mask many of the antiquities from his tomb are displayed here.
Of course everybody wants to see the treasures from tutankhamun s tomb these occupy a large area along almost two side of the upper floor. After 3 345 years resting in the valley of the kings tutankhamun is about to move home. The treasures of king tut s mummy. The events covered by this journal are the discovery of the tomb stairway november 4th 1922 the uncovering of the first sealed doorway november 5th 1922 carter s captivating account of peering into the antechamber of tutankhamun s tomb for the first time november 26th 1922 and the death of carter s patron lord carnarvon april 5th 1923.
The discovery of the tomb of tutankhamun caused a sensation and raised the profile of ancient egypt with modern tourists and scholars. Tutankhamun s tomb contained four gilded shrines nested one inside the other. The floor plan of tutankhamun s tomb drawn by howard carter. Inside king tut s tomb.
Tour egypt aims to offer the ultimate egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. The enigmatic book of the netherworld. Although the plan is to have tutankhamun and all his treasures under one roof people in luxor are quite upset the mummy is set to permanently move 300 miles away from what they see as his home. Controversial plans to take the mummy of the boy king from luxor to the new grand egyptian museum have been.
The rooms were the treasury room burial chamber annex room and the antechamber. Inside the tomb there was only four rooms.