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King Tut’s Tomb
by: Kelsey Drummond
King Tut’s Tomb Location: Valley of the Kings
What is inside the Valley of the Kings?
• There are over 60 tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
• The tombs are different sizes some are very large while others
are small enough just to fit the tomb in it.
• There are also over 100 underground chambers.
• Thieves stole Pharaohs treasures throughout the years.
• There is artwork on the walls that help archeologists to learn
about the lives of the Pharaohs and other leaders who were
buried here.
• The one tomb that was discovered with much of the treasure
and tomb still intact was that of Tutankhamun who is known
as King Tut
Who was King Tut?
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Occupation: Pharaoh of Egypt
Born: 1341 BC
Died: 1323 BC age 19
Reign: 1332 BC to 1323 BC
Tutankhamun was born a prince in Egypt's royal court. His father was the Pharaoh
Akhenaten. Tutankhamun's birth name was Tutankhaten, which he changed after his father
died.
• Archeologists aren't sure what killed him. But think he had a leg infection.
Overlook of Tomb
Entrance
Treasury:
contained the
king’s canopic
chest which
held his organs
along with
treasures
Passage: hallway
Antechamber: three
funeral beds and the
pieces of four
chariots
Annex: full
of al sorts of
objects such
as board
games, oils,
and fishes
Burial Chamber:
contained the
sarcophagus and
King Tut’s Mummy
What were Tut’s treasures?
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Statue from Tut’s Tomb
Statues,
Gold jewelry
Tutankhamun's mummy
Chariots
Model boats
Canopic jars
Chairs
Paintings
Funerary mask of King Tut
King Tut’s Treasures
King Tut’s Sarcophagus Layers
Colors Represented in Artwork
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Black color - represented death and the night
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Red color - represented life and victory. It was also used to convey anger
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Yellow color - represent gold and therefore used to convey that the subject was imperishable
and indestructible.
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Blue color - represented water, the sky, life, fertility and re-birth
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Green color - the color of vegetation and represented new life
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White color - represented purity, power and greatness, a sacred color
Work Cited
• http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/king_tuts_tomb.php
• http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/tutankhamun.php
• http://www.historyembalmed.org/tomb-of-king-tut/tutankhamun-tombpaintings.htm