Topic > Pharaoh's Tomb Essay - 707

Long ago, on this same planet, but not that long ago, a civilization as powerful as the Romans, but only shortly after the construction of the great pyramids, is what we now call Ancient Egypt. Before 1922 no one knew who Tutankhamun was, no one even knew he existed. Now, centuries later, he is one of the most recognized pharaohs of ancient Egypt. In 1922 Howard Carter and George Herbert discovered the tomb of King Tut in the great Valley of the Kings, and the discovery of the tomb of this unknown pharaoh took the world by storm. The fact that not only was the tomb intact and showing no signs of looting, it only raised the question of how this tomb, being located in the Valley of the Kings and the victim of heavy looting, had not been found by others before? Another question emerges regarding the size of the tomb and how most of its artifacts were essentially well preserved in such a small space. I believe this is a great example of a hiding place as it represents the lifestyle of the Egyptian pharaohs. To be precise, the Valley is located on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor. The valley is considered a gateway to the afterlife that offers us, the people of the future, a window into the past. In this window into the past, this funerary complex which houses more than 21 tombs, some of unknown people, preserves the way of life of an entire civilization. Tutankhamun's tomb, thought to have been built around 1324 BC, is notably one of the most intact tombs found in the valley. Inside there are four rooms: the Antechamber, the Burial Chamber, the Path and the Annex Room. In this essay I would like to focus on the annex room and antechamber, as it housed the storage rooms which are the window into understanding what the pharaohs' lifestyle was, what food they ate, and the responsibility that came with being a pharaoh. in the Ancient