Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh who lived between roughly 1343 and 1323 B.C. Often called the "boy-king," he ascended the throne at around the age of 10. Credit: Horemweb | Wikimedia.
Posted on 01/06/2014 6:58:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The pharaoh was buried in Egypt's Valley of the Kings without a heart (or a replacement artifact known as a heart scarab); his penis was mummified erect; and his mummy and coffins were covered in a thick layer of black liquid that appear to have resulted in the boy-king catching fire...
The mummified erect penis and other burial anomalies were not accidents during embalming, Ikram suggests, but rather deliberate attempts to make the king appear as Osiris, the god of the underworld, in as literal a way as possible. The erect penis evokes Osiris' regenerative powers; the black liquid made Tutankhamun's skin color resemble that of Osiris; and the lost heart recalled the story of the god being cut to pieces by his brother Seth and his heart buried.
Making the king appear as Osiris may have helped to undo a religious revolution brought about by Akhenaten, a pharaoh widely believed to be Tutankhamun's father, Ikram said.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh who lived between roughly 1343 and 1323 B.C. Often called the "boy-king," he ascended the throne at around the age of 10. Credit: Horemweb | Wikimedia.
Cue up Steve Martin...
Straight up?
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I refuse to believe that headline was accidental. BTT
If condition persists for more than 5000 years consult your physician.
Damn! Someone beat me to it...
Well, he does has a stiff upper lip...
Ping Tut!!!
I would imagine that that’s how the undertakers prepared the Kennedy brothers for burial, too.
Theban Mapping Project (Valley of the Kings etc)
Theban Mapping Project ^ | 1980s to present | Kent Weeks et al
Posted on 1/13/2005 11:03:55 PM by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1320504/posts
KV 62 (Tutankhamen)
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_876.html
LOL! They’re making progress.
No Matter What.
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If there were any struggle, it would probably have been the struggle to NOT be the guy chosen to be the fluffer and mummy wrapper of the King’s staff and rod.
So let it be written, so let it be done.
“Tutankhamun’s mummified penis eventually broke off...”
Hate when that happens.
Has Dick Turban been notified?
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