The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities continues the "100 Years of Tutankhamun: Wonderful Antiquities" campaign, which it launched through its various social media platforms, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of the golden pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Howard Carter found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun on three statues of ushabti in a box in the form of a shrine, representing the king wearing a khebra or blue crown decorated with a cobra serpent, a crown associated with war.
The statue, made of wood, represents the king standing with his hands crossed, one holding the sceptre, the other with the flail. A text of incantations was written, running from the waist to the end of the statue.
Interestingly, the soles of the feet contain another inscription stating that the statue was a gift from an army commander named Nakht-min.
Thu, Oct. 27, 2022
