Mysterious trays from Tutankhamun’s tomb reopen debate about the pharaoh’s funerary rites

Tutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been key part of complex afterlife rituals

The artefacts in focus are a set of four clay trays, plain in design and apparently quite utilitarian.

Mysterious trays from Tutankhamun’s tomb reopen debate about the pharaoh’s funerary rites

In 1922, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s almost-intact tomb provided lovers of ancient Egypt with an unparalleled treasure trove. It gave them a better understanding of the particularities of a pharaonic burial of the period. However, the magnitude of the find was such that, initially, certain elements went largely unnoticed. One of these was a group of objects placed on a sort of carpet in a corner of the burial chamber, including four wooden em…

Tutankhamun: Plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh's tomb may have been key part of complex afterlife rituals - Tech and Science Post

More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology proposes that a set of seemingly plain, functional objects are in fact a key part of the complex rituals which would ensure the transformation and regeneration of the young king in the afterlife. Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted…