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

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.

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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…

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Tutankhamun: 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.