Elgeel Elmuslim Primary Girls School
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun was one of the Pharaohs of the 18th Egyptian family in the
history of ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Egypt from 1334 to 1325 b.c. in the era of
the modern State. Tutankhamun is famous Pharaohs for reasons not related
to the accomplishments achieved or wars which triumphed, as is the case
with many of the Pharaohs, but for other reasons are important historically,
most notably is the discovery of his tomb and treasures in full without any
damage.
Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun
On November 4, 1922, when he was the archaeologist and specialist in the history of
ancient Egypt by Britain's Howard Carter excavated at the entrance of the tunnel
leading to the tomb of Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings noticed a large cellar and
careful exploration continued to be entered into the room containing the tomb of
Tutankhamen and the walls of the room containing the mausoleum of the great fees
picture tells the story of Tutankhamen's departure into the realm of the dead, and the
scene was very good for the world, Howard Carter, who had seen the room Through a
hole in his hand a candle is said to help him "can you see anything?" they answered
him: "Yes I see Carter wonderful things."
On 16 July 1923 was Howard Carter (1874-1939), the first man in more than
3,000 years Yatta by land of the room containing the coffin of Tutankhamen.
Carter noted the existence of a wooden box with inlaid patterns in gold in the
center of the room and when he raised the Fund, noting that the Fund was
covering second fund with carvings inlaid with gold and when lifting the
second Fund noted that the Fund was covering a third restaurant in gold and
when you raise Fund III arrived Carter to the sarcophagus, which was covered
with a thick layer of stone carved in the form of a statue of Tutankhamun,
when lifting the lid stone arrived Carter to the main altabotalzehbi was a
statue of tut Ankh Amun was the Golden sarcophagus covering the coffins at
body golden statues of the Pharaoh.
Howard met with difficulty in lifting the shroud covering the third Golden
mummy of Tutankhamun's Mummy, thought Carter would endanger the
shroud to the Sun this summer will be to Egypt in boiling pallbearers season
Golden Mummy but his attempts failed and had to finally cut the shroud
Golden in half to the mummy was wrapped in layers of silk and after
removing the shroud made of cloth found the mummy of Tutankhamun full
decorated with 15,000 bunches of necklaces, rings and Crown and sticks and
were of pure gold, to remove These artifacts had to Team Explorer to
disconnect the main skull and bones joints and after removing the jewellery
group installation skeleton Mummy and placed in a wooden coffin.
The importance of the treasures of Tutankhamun
Important group of King Tutankhamen to a variety of reasons, the first is that the
luggage back to the family, best eras of ancient Egypt, which opened up the country to
the territories of the ancient Near East, and was in that era, thanks to military
campaigns and trade relations, export and import of materials and products
manufactured, AHL activity crafts and artists, to strengthen cultural ties between
Egypt and its neighbours, especially with Syria and the Aegean regions.
The second reason is that the treasure of Tutankhamun is complete the Royal treasure
was found, and unparalleled. It consists of thlathhalav, eight hundred fifty pieces
include the Golden mask, and three coffins on the human body, one of pure gold, and
two wood cult.
The third reason is that this group has remained in Egypt, to a unit of what was found,
and how the Royal Tomb were equipped and prepared. Here the luggage of everyday
life, such as dolls and toys, and a set of complete furniture, tools and equipment, as
well as other symbols and statues of deities, the King and his rituals.
The fourth reason is that we treasure, that we know what the King's life was close,
such as his love of hunting and happy relationship with his wife Ankhesenamun and
his entourage who provided him with statues of alshwabti who perform work on
behalf of the deceased in the afterlife.
Furniture for tut-Ankh-Amon
The family was used in everyday life or in ceremonies, rituals, and folded them to flight,
and the chairs of various shapes and sizes, for some special events, as well as boxes and
pots, coffins, and tables and footing. And found all these types of furniture, in the tomb
of tut-Ankh-Amon.
They also found a wooden box containing the doll's head to put on wigs. These
collections of many kinds of wood, whether domestic or imported, including the
mortar-and gone. The art of making great progress such as wood boxes and other inlays,
ivory with natural color or dyed with various artists paint with gold or silver.
And surface decoration with semi precious stones and glass paste. As we find an
inscription engraved filled with a colorful mixture of wood and contains filled with pasta,
and a taxi with gold foil.
And the use of brass and bronze hinges for covers and doors, and the family collapsed
and wooden umbrellas.
He is also assembling furniture parts with interlock, as well as screws from wood or brass
or bronze, and were the production of innovative seating design to mimic the seats
folded, but a solid fixed lists ending with heads of ducks.
As well as covering the seats and family net of woven or linen. The design of the forms or
symbols in the wood using a jigsaw art. And making boxes to navigate using the side rods.
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