US EditionTutankhamun: Plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh's tomb may have been key part of complex afterlife rituals
- Archaeologists are reinterpreting objects in Tutankhamun's tomb as key ritual components.
- Tutankhamun inherited a throne tainted by Akhenaten's religious and political changes.
- Four plain clay trays, approximately 7.5 x 4.0 x 1.2cm, are now a focus of study.
- The trays' careful placement suggests their importance, despite their ordinariness.
- These rituals, including the trays, aided Tutankhamun's transformation into Osiris.
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Egypt: Tutankhamun - Plain-Looking Mud Trays in Pharaoh's Tomb Have Been Key Part of Complex Afterlife Rituals
Analysis - 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.
Tutankhamón's death awakened a series of hypotheses that, to this day, are discussed.His death in 1323 BC never went unnoticed because of the magnitude of his person: Ancient Egypt reigned for nine years and passed into history as one of the youngest rulers of his time.His early death, at the age of 18, opened a series of questions about what the cause might be behind it.With the passing of time, English archaeologist Howard Carter, in 1922, dug…
More than a hundred years after the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the mystery surrounding his death has been further unraveled. New DNA research shows that the young pharaoh most likely died from a combination of malaria and a serious bone disease.
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timegoggles.comTutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been been key part of complex afterlife rituals
Tutankhamun's gold burial mask and one of the plain clay trays. Roland Unger/Canva, CC BYMore 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 an…
Tutankhamun: Plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh's tomb may have been key part of complex afterlife rituals
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.
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