Where is the tomb of Tutankhamen?
Tutankhamen’s tomb is in Egypt, in a place called the Valley of the Kings. Tutankhamen was a pharaoh, who died in 1352 B.C. his name was familiar only to scholars until his tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. The tomb was filled with precious jewels, ornaments, vases, furniture, cloths, ornamented coffins, chariots, and the mummified body of the young king himself, wearing a gold mask.
When the Egyptians buried a pharaoh, they took trouble to surround him with beautiful and useful things. They did not believe he was really dead. They thought he would go on living if he were provided with enough things to protect him in his journey through the underworlds, and afterwards.
Most of the kings’ tombs were robbed, frequently by local people of their jewels and gold.
There are several chambers in the tomb-the Antechamber, the Burial Chamber, the Treasury, and the store room. In the Antechamber were a beautiful alabaster wishing-cup and a painted wooden casket with brilliant designs. At the doorway of the Treasury was a figure of God called Anubis, a sort of jacket like dog, who was supposed to keep watch over the dead. Round his neck he wore a scarf decorated with lotus and cornflowers.
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