Years ago in Memphis, Egypt, archaeologists unearthed the ancient tomb of the Apis-bulls and could hardly believe what they found. Leading to the tomb itself was a broad paved avenue lined by lions carved out of stone. To enter the tomb, one walked through a long and higharched corridor cut into solid rock. It extended for 2,000 feet and was 20 feet wide and 20 feet tall. Many recesses along each side of the corridor had been carved into the rock and each held the ornately entombed remains of Apis-bulls as each one died.…
Did King Tutankhamun catch on fire in his coffin? As stated by National Geographic, some scholars had an idea that King Tutankhamun had charred inside of his sarcophagus, many others disagree. How could he be cremated id it needed to be 1400 degrees farenheit, but his tomb could only reach about 390 degrees farenheit. As written by A.R. Williams, “ King Tut wore a beaded linen cap on his shaved head. If his flesh had burned, wouldn’t his cap show similar effects?” (Williams). Furthermore, He also had grands wrapped around his face in his coffin. A.R. Williams also reported, “ Curved beneath the shimmering likeness of the pharaoh’s face lay a great multi-tiered garland of beads, berries, flowers,and leaves. If there had been fire, might…
12th pharaoh of 18TH dynasty of Egypt appointed pharaoh age 9 in 1334-1323 BC during period of “New Kingdom”…
Ancient Egypt, a magnificent civilization, but just how did they treat their dead kings? This essay will explain what and why pharaohs became mummified, and how they did.…
King Tut was a well known pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt for 10 years. He died from broken leg complications with a bone disease at the age of 19. From DNA tests, studies show that he actually married his half sister, and his parents were siblings.…
It was the autumn of 1927, and the hot Iraqi sun beat down on Sir Leonard Woolley as he and his crew continued to excavate the earth. He had been digging at the site of the ancient city of Ur, a relic of the civilization of Mesopotamia, and had found a plethora of artifacts about everyday life. However, what he was about to find was much, much more interesting. Instead of finding simple graves like before, Woolley had stumbled upon four tombs of elites, filled with riches of gold and other amazing monuments to Mesopotamian culture. But in my opinion the most fascinating pieces of art discovered in the Royal Tombs are the Lyres of Ur, which have a rich blend of Sumerian history as well as a beautiful and artistic design.…
Egypt Retained 3 long periods of stability and unity under the rule of the Pharaohs.…
Akhenaten was the Pharaoh of Egypt for 17 years during the Eighteenth Dynasty which took place from 1352 to 1336 B.C. He was born the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tyie. His was originally named after his father, Amenhotep IV, but decided to change his name during the fifth year of his reign. During that year he changed his name to Akhenaten, which means “horizon of the sun,” or can also be translated to “He who is of service to Aten.” He had six daughters, Merytaten, Meketaten, Ankhesenpaaten, Neferneferuaten-tasharit, Neferneferure, and Sotepenpre. Akhenaten was also suspected of having two more sons, Smenkhkare who succeeded him on the thrown, and Tutankhamun whom reigned after his brother. Both sons were born from different mothers. His first wife Neferiti, who was renamed to Nefernefruaten by the Pharaoh Akhenaten, which translated, means “beautiful is the beauty of Aten,” was also known as the “great royal wife” during the early years of his reign. He also had 3 consorts during…
King Tut was one of Ancient Egypt's many kings and he died very suddenly. Or was he killed? There are hundreds of theories about how he died but mine in specific I think he was killed by Aye. Aye could have killed King Tut because he wanted to rule ancient Egypt. King Tut also was erased from history I think either Horemheb or aye erased him from history so that nobody could find out how he was killed.…
Egyptian burial practices began in the old kingdom (2786 – 2181B.C.E) where as the ancient Egyptian believed in another life after dying. This started to become practiced throughout the culture of the Egyptians in the old kingdom. This became important for the Egyptians to be buried as to their standards. The burial had to be correct for the Egyptians because it meant to be born again in the next life for them. The economic class buried Egyptians, where as wealthy burials included more than what poor burials would be involved. For most Egyptians who were low or middle status would do their burials in the deserts. As for the process of the burial, the closest people to the dead would wrap their body in cloth and bury it with everyday necessities and food they would take over to the next life for them and the…
Tutankhamun was an Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh whose legacy extends to the present, and currently one of the best-known ancient Egyptians of all-time. The “Boy King” inherited the throne at the age of nine, his reign lasting only ten years before his sudden unexpected death. The traditional burial customs and funeral processions were carried out upon him, but the tomb he was laid to rest in was unique from the typical Eighteenth Dynasty tombs characterised by their lavish style and large scale. This uniqueness has been evidenced in a variety of archaeological and written sources, which express the tomb’s historical significance.…
The development of Egypt was essentially impacted by its geographical features. Because agriculture was of significant importance to ancient Egyptians, it was also the foundation of Egypt’s prosperity.…
They never asked me what do I want to read about or what I want to learn about until my 7th grade year when we had to read a book, take a test on it, and then write a book report on it. When I was listening to my teacher describe the assignment I was waiting for the circumstances. Then she said anything we want to read and do a book report on. I was dumbfounded when I went to the library because I had no idea on where to start. So I just started going to random areas of the library and seeing anything that just popped out at me and begged me to read it. Finally one did, and to this day still my favorite book I have ever read, “Iron Marshall” by Louis L’Amour. I fell in love with this book. I read it every night before I went to sleep and every day during school when I had down time during class. What drew me in was that there was action in every chapter and the story was in such good detail. I now know the saying that the book is better than the movie. And it is all because of “Iron Marshall”. After reading that book I had to see what else Louis L’Amour had because of how much I fell in love with the first one. Oh he did and to my surprise I can’t pick a favorite one! I read every single book he had in the library by the end of my sophomore year in high…
*It wasn’t until fourth grade I was introduced to mystery books. There was a bookstore at my school and one of my friends convinced me to get a book I thought was really weird, but then I read it and it ended up being one of my favorite books. After the exhilarating experience of going on the adventure of May Bird, I wanted to read more and more mystery books. I found that I also loved action books, Cracker.…
Reading was fun when it was newly acquired skill. I was excited to read to my parents when they returned home from work. I remember reading my favorite book series by R.L. Stein (Goosebumps) while in the second and third grades. The series was about hauntings that affected teenagers. I remember my favorite book in the series was Piano Lessons Can Be Murder. I could relate to that because at the time, I was taking piano lessons.…
