King Tut`s Tomb

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By BETIV DEBNAM
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 1997 Universal Press Syndicate
The Anniversary of a Great Discovery
King Tut's Tomb
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Finding the tomb
There is an old saying that "you can't take it
with you."
This means that you can't take your riches to
the grave when you die.
The pharaohs, or rulers, in ancient Egypt did
not believe in this. They took their treasures
with them when they were buried. The
Egyptians believed they would be reborn and
able to use these grand things.
This week we will celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the discovery of the richest tomb
ever found. King Tut's tomb was discovered on
Nov. 4,1922. The treasures had been buried for
more than 3,000 years.
This discovery was called the greatest
find in the history of archaeology (ARkee-OL-uh-gee), the study of the
remains of people who lived before us.
The famous curse
Howard Carter (1873-1939), who discovered King Tut's tomb, had to .open the
stone sarcophagus (sar-KOF-uh-gus), or coffin, and three other coffms, one
within the other, before reaching King Tut's mummy.
Howard Carter
Valley of the Kings
Unlike most archaeologists, Howard
Carter did not graduate from college.
Like his father, he became an artist.
At age 18, he was sent to Egypt to trace
the art in Egyptian tombs.
He became an assistant to a famous
archaeologist. After discovering King
Tut's tomb, he became
famous, too.
While Howard Carter did
not get to keep any of the
King Tut treasures he found,
his writings and lectures
made him rich.
King Tut died
around 1337 B.C.,
about 1,000 years
after the great
pyramids were built. These pyramids
were such an easy target for robbers
that later rulers decided to go
underground. They preferred to hide
their graves deep in the desert rock
and sand.
King Tut's tomb, along with as many
as 63 other tombs, was discovered in a
deserted desert area known as the
Valley of the Kings.
Some people believed that there was
a curse on the people who
opened King Tut's tomb.
The idea started when
Howard Carter bought a new
canary shortly before the
tomb was discovered. Carter's workers
thought the little yellow bird would
bring good luck.
When the canary was killed by a
cobra, the symbol of the Egyptian
kings, some believed that its death was
revenge against the men who tampered
with a pharaoh's grave.
While some of these men did
die unexpectedly, most
The lotus
of them, including
flower is often
used as a
Howard Carter, lived to
symbol of
old age.
Egypt.
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The Making of a Mummy
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The ancient Egyptians
believed that bodies had
to be well-preserved if
the dead persons were to
enjoy their life after
death.
Here are the steps they
took for the pharaohs
and other wealthy
people.
• Some of the body's
vital organs were
removed. The heart was
not. It was considered the
most important part, so
it was kept in the body.
The other vital organs
were preserved in
separate jars.
• After the body was
washed, it was stuffed
with linen that had been
covered with a special
resin, or gum. It was put
in a special salt-like
mixture and left to dry
out, or dehydrate, for
about 40 days.
• The body was
later restuffed with
linen bags, filled with
cinnamon, sawdust and
even omons.
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• The face was
packed with
beeswax and linen
soaked in a gum.
• The entire body
was covered with
the sticky gum.
• Jewels were
placed on the body
and it was covered
with strips of
bandages.
• Sometimes the
mumnnes were
placed inside
highly decorated
coffins made of
plaster or gold.
Sometimes they
were placed inside
stone coffins called
"sarcophagi."
Inside King Tut's tomb were four miniature coffins
containing the vital organs of the king. This shows
the front and back views of one of these coffins.
Mini Spy and her friends are visiting an Egyptian exhibit.
See if you can find:
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The drawing
above shows a mummy
carefully wrapped in
yards and yards of
bandages.
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Mini Spy. • •
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The entire
process could take
as long as 70 days.
Religious
ceremonIes were
conducted by
priests as each
step was taken.
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- ruler
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Words about King Tut's tomb are hidden in the block below.
Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can
find: KING, TUT, EGYPT, AFTERLIFE, THRONE, DESERT,
NECKLACE, GOLD, MASK, MUSEUM, TOMB, DIG, BOWS,
CARTER, MUMMY, COFFIN, REIGN, PHARAOH, ROYALTY.
E F I L R E T F A A MUM M Y
R E I G N N B MHO A R A H P
C K SAM N ERE NOR H T P
CAR T E R F COM USE U M
G P E Q A D F J KYTBOQR
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I L R B LAO 0 G K
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T N P L T RES E D K C T B S
L G T D N IFF 0 C NEE Y
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What King Tut Took
Who was King Tut?
For Tut's happy afterlife
As Howard Carter peered through a
There is an
old Egyptian
saying: To
speak
someone's
name is to
bring him or
her back to life.
Because of
the discovery of
his treasurefilled tomb,
King Tht's
name has been
A life-size black statue spoken time
and time
of the king stood
outside the burial
again.
chamber.
King Tht's
real name was Thtankhamun
(TOOT-ahngh-AH-mun.) He came
to the throne in 1347 B.C. and
ruled for just about 10 years. He
married but had no children. He
died when he was 18 years old.
Most experts describe his rule as
unimportant. However, what makes
him very important is that his
grave had not been robbed of its
treasures. While vandals had
entered it twice, they took only a
few jewels and oils.
tiny hole in the door of one of the rooms
in the tomb, someone asked, "Can you
see anything?"
His answer was, ''Yes, wonderful
things." These included a basket of
fruit, feathered fans, statues of
servants, knives and even two chariots.
Here are just a few of the items. We
can tell something about King Tht by
what he took with him to guarantee a
happy life after death. These are on
display at the Egyptian Museum in
Cairo.
This small
statue shows
King Tut as a
boy going on
a mythical
hippopotamus
hunt. It is a
symbol of
overthrowing
evil.
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King Tut's mummy
Furniture
Tut probably used
this chair when he
was young. He
came to the throne
when he was only
about 8 years old.
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Tut's cartouche
In Egyptian
writing (called
hieroglyphs ),
each symbol
stood for a sound
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or an object.
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The names of §~
pharaohs were ~
enclosed in oval
A mirror
shapes. The
Ancient
scribes, or
Egyptians paid a
lot
of attention to
writers, felt that
their
looks. Tut's
the oval would
mirror case was
protect the
designed in the
shape of the
ruler's name.
symbol of life.
These royal
Mirrors were
ovals are called
often placed in
"cartouches" (car- Egyptian tombs.
TEWSH-es).
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Something to do
women wore
makeup and
perfume. Keeping
clean and smelling
and looking good
were important.
The lion on top of
this cosmetic jar
stood for strong
character.
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A solid gold mask covered the shoulders of
King Tut's mummy. It weighs about 20
pounds and is decorated with precious
stones. A false plaited beard was placed on
his chin.
Tut's mummy was inside a stone
sarcophagus and three coffins that fit
inside one another. The one holding the
mummy was of solid gold.
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Main idea: This issue is about King Tut. The following is a list of activities to be
used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier prereader assignments listed first. Ask the children to do the following:
1. Find the following pictures in this issue: a canary, King Tut's mask, pyramids,
a chair, Howard Carter looking at King Tut's coffin.
2. Draw a picture of Howard Carter discovering King Tut's tomb.
3. Discuss the following: Had you heard of King Tut before reading this issue? If
so, what did you know about him? If not, what did you learn from this issue? Why
was King Tut's tomb such an exciting discovery? Would you like to visit the
pyramids in Egypt?
4. Find Egypt on a globe or world map. What are its boundaries? What are its
largest cities?
5. Pretend you were with Howard Carter when he discovered King Tut's tomb.
Write a short newspaper article describing what it was like.
6. Find the following words in this issue: archaeologists, tomb, sarcophagus,
hieroglyphs, pharaohs, cosmetic, lectures, mythical, pyramids, vandals, curse,
display, throne. Define and make up a new sentence for each one.
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