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King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle
LiveScience ^ | January 02, 2014 | Owen Jarus

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 ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; akhenaten; amarna; ancientautopsies; catastrophism; condommadeofstonea; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; kingtut; mummification; napl; newkingdom; osiris; salimaikram; seth; sundial; tutankhamun; tutankhaten; valleyofthekings
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To: BenLurkin

You’re terrible! LOL


21 posted on 01/06/2014 7:13:29 PM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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To: SunkenCiv

The workmanship and beauty of that gold headdress or whatever it is called is absolutely stunning.


22 posted on 01/06/2014 7:14:11 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: cripplecreek

With a twist?


23 posted on 01/06/2014 7:14:59 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: GreenAccord
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.

Nobody ever wants to get the shaft.
24 posted on 01/06/2014 7:15:49 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

He gave his life for tourism.


25 posted on 01/06/2014 7:19:41 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: SunkenCiv

I didn’t really want to read about this when i’m anticipating riding my bike to work tomorrow morning in about 7-10 degrees. I hope that if i freeze to death someone will... well i hope.


26 posted on 01/06/2014 7:21:51 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (i don't believe any court in this country is operating lawfully anyway)
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To: yarddog

I’ve never seen it in person, but I’ve seen some comparable work from around the same period, it’s (for want of a better word) perfect.


27 posted on 01/06/2014 7:22:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: ToastedHead

http://youtu.be/mIUk08iYZKE


28 posted on 01/06/2014 7:22:13 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Was it really a petrified penis or the remains of something that crept into the crypt and crapped?


29 posted on 01/06/2014 7:23:23 PM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: ToastedHead
“Tutankhamun’s mummified penis eventually broke off...”

mistaken for a handle?

30 posted on 01/06/2014 7:25:53 PM PST by ~Pandora
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To: dfwgator

31 posted on 01/06/2014 7:26:04 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I thought it was funny that the author thanked the researcher for the ability to write that title.


32 posted on 01/06/2014 7:26:43 PM PST by tbw2
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To: SunkenCiv

Maybe it was a sundial?


33 posted on 01/06/2014 7:27:58 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Lol. Maybe Tut’s is laying around at a yard sale in Egypt.


34 posted on 01/06/2014 7:28:19 PM PST by ToastedHead
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To: ~Pandora

“Here, I’ll slide him down this way a little...Oh, sh...”


35 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:07 PM PST by ToastedHead
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To: ToastedHead; Jeremiah Jr
“Tutankhamun’s mummified penis eventually broke off...”

He gave his life for tourism.

36 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:10 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Regenerative Powers - yeah, that’s my excuse.


37 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:22 PM PST by posterchild
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http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/luxortemple4.htm

This colonnade at Luxor is attributed here to Amenhotep III (father of IVth a.k.a. Akhenaten, grandfather of Tut) but despite a fairly short reign, this was left incomplete, and the older temple sites were forbidden by Akhenaten, and the colonnade was completed by/for King Tut. Later on, Ramesses II “the Great” had his own name carved on these, as he had his image or cartouche carved on lots of earlier stuff the length of Egypt. Up near the top (which was dark, as it was roofed over in ancient times) the cartouche of Tut survived.


38 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:24 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: N. Theknow

“Was it really a petrified penis or the remains of something that crept into the crypt and crapped?”

Occupy Egypt?


39 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:54 PM PST by Carthego delenda est
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To: ToastedHead
“Tutankhamun’s mummified penis eventually broke off...”

Cue King Missile's "Detachable Penis."

40 posted on 01/06/2014 7:30:56 PM PST by dfwgator
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