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  • Essay / Essay on the Tomb of Pharaoh - 707

    A long time ago, on this same planet, but not so long ago, a civilization as powerful as the Roman but just a little 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. Today, 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 this unknown pharaoh's tomb took the world by storm. The fact that not only was the tomb intact and showed no signs of looting, only raised the question of how this tomb, located in the Valley of the Kings which was the victim of numerous pillaging, was not found by d others before? Another question arises as to the size of the tomb and how well most of its artifacts were preserved in such a small space. I think this is a great example of a cache since it represents the lifestyle of the Egyptian pharaohs. To be exact, the valley is on the west bank of the Nile, near Luxor. The valley is considered a gateway to the beyond which offers us, the people of the future, a window into the past. In this showcase of the past, this funerary which houses more than 21 tombs, some belonging to unknown people, maintains the way of life of an entire civilization. Notably, the tomb of Tutankhamun, believed to have been built around 1324 BC, is one of the most intact tombs found in the valley. Inside, there are four rooms: the antechamber, the burial chamber, the passage and the annex room. In this essay, I would like to draw attention to the annex room and the antechamber, because they housed the caches which are the window to understanding what the pharaohs' lifestyle was, what food they ate and the responsibility that came with the being a pharaoh. in ancient times