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Perhaps the kingdom of Tutankhamun was purely nominal and Egypt was ruled by the priestly elite behind the back of the dummy king?.. So Smenkhkara, Akhenaten's co-ruler, was a nominal person. And perhaps the excommunication of the pharaohs from power under him happened? After all, both he and Tutankhamun were brought up in Akhetaton, in the rays of the cult of the single god Aton!.. The Theban priests no longer had the right to take risks: the rate was too high. The priests even buried all three pharaohs "not according to the rules." Having declared Akhenaten a heretic, they cut out - in some places hastily - cartouches with the king's name from gold ribbons, knocked out his name, trying to erase it completely, from the inscriptions on the walls in the tomb, they were not too lazy to “clean” the whole city of Akhetaton regarding Akhenaten's mentions! And the follower of Akhenaten's reforms - Pharaoh Smenkhkar - they simply overthrew from the throne when he turned out to be unwanted,and brought the 12-year-old Tutankhamun to power. Only one thing can be stated for certain: in their graves there is not even a fraction of the amount of gold and treasures that were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Here is the revenge of the priests to the first and second kings. But a huge amount of gold had to be buried together with the Pharaoh, it just had to go underground! And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!Only one thing can be stated for certain: in their graves there is not even a fraction of the amount of gold and treasures that were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Here is the revenge of the priests to the first and second kings. But a huge amount of gold had to be buried together with the Pharaoh, it just had to go underground! And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!Only one thing can be stated for certain: in their graves there is not even a fraction of the amount of gold and treasures that were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Here is the revenge of the priests to the first and second kings. But a huge amount of gold had to be buried together with the Pharaoh, it just had to go underground! And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!which are found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Here is the revenge of the priests to the first and second kings. But a huge amount of gold had to be buried together with the Pharaoh, it just had to go underground! And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!which are found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Here is the revenge of the priests to the first and second kings. But a huge amount of gold had to be buried together with the Pharaoh, it just had to go underground! And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!And it went away: Tutankhamun, the most insignificant of these three kings, received gold for three. This explains the abundance of wealth in a small, in accordance with historical rank, tomb of the penultimate of the XVIII dynasty, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The last was not long for Eye, the aged high priest who headed the funeral "commission" of the young predecessor. Unhappy Ankhesenpaamon! Ey married the queen of Egypt, who was killed by her beloved husband!killed by her beloved husband!killed by her beloved husband!
In the light of the latest studies by foreign forensic scientists (former Scotland Yard employee Graham Melvin and neuroscientist professor of medicine Ian Isherwood), who proved that the 18-year-old king was killed with an ax in the back of the head, it becomes clear that the murder of the pharaoh was forced. It is unlikely that the well-lived Eye, who already ruled the country, was very eager for the throne. And the commander Horemheb could not participate in this "conspiracy" together with Aye: the presence of a safe Tutankhamun on the throne suited both. Over the long years of service with the pharaohs, Ay, of course, learned to recognize rivals, and how could he enter into an agreement with Horemheb, who later overthrew him from the throne? Most likely, Tutankhamun gradually began to realize his unenviable position as a "restorer of Amun", that is, he was already very intensively growing out of "short pants." Maybe,he even trusted the high priest, whom he remembered under Akhenaten as an ardent supporter of the single god Aton. However, he was prudently prevented from becoming a second or third (considering Smenkhkare) a heretic. So, the gold that belonged to the three was put into one tomb of Tutankhamun, who remained, according to legend, an admirer of the Theban deity Amun-Ra. Well, since there was a lot of gold, it was necessary to somehow protect it. The grave robbers became impudent day by day …The grave robbers became impudent day by day …The grave robbers became impudent day by day …
Ancient artifacts are taken out of the tomb of the pharaoh during excavations in Cairo. (AP Photo)
And the priests (in a narrow circle) found a way to put up a reliable barrier to theft. There are dozens of aromatic substances that are harmless in themselves, but if you combine them with something … First step: unlike all previous burials, the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was not just put in a coffin - it was filled with a complex composition of aromatic resins. Because of what it is the worst preserved. Do you remember a fan of ostrich feathers that remained soft and fluffy? Remember the glitter of gold that tarnished only after a while, and when the Golden Hall was opened - dazzling? The conditions for the preservation of the mummy in the tomb were ideal. A subtle aroma, which had eaten away even the mummy, filled the walled "Hall", preventing other objects from aging and crumble into dust. The first he struck, of course, was Lord Carnarvon: everyone knowshow asthmatics are susceptible to all sorts of aromas, even faintly perceptible. And the aromas of incense were felt at the entrance to the tomb already in the XX century!
It is not yet possible to prove the existence of a certain barrier against the "visitors" of the grave by direct "evidence". But in this case, indirect facts can testify to this "threshold" more eloquently than direct and visual facts. Yes, not all members of the "penetration group" died a strange death, not all died "right away." Strange deaths were, as a rule, not alike. This is understandable: the strongest allergen was born in the grave, and the same allergen affects people in different ways. What is left of him after 3300 years?.. And how did he act on his contemporaries! After all, each of the robbers had to die. And not like any other death. And this happened some time after the burial: the authors of the poison had to make sure that the poison works!Is it because Carter and Davis found a faience goblet and a wooden chest with gold leaves so close to the tomb that the robbers did not even have time to escape and fell dead? The casket was later emptied by someone, and the goblet was forgotten, as was the earthen vessel with bandages for embalming. The almost simultaneous death of the robbers and the priests of the guard was supposed to make a proper impression on the generations and generations of the ancient Egyptians: some took the treasure out of the grave, others brought it in, but both were amazed. This means that you cannot enter the tomb of Tutankhamun. Brilliant! And what for the ruling priestly elite - to sacrifice a few ordinary priests? Moreover, to be sure, they themselves could provoke the robbers.as the earthen vessel with bandages for embalming was forgotten. The almost simultaneous death of the robbers and the priests of the guard was supposed to make a proper impression on the generations and generations of the ancient Egyptians: some took the treasure out of the grave, others brought it in, but both were amazed. This means that you cannot enter the tomb of Tutankhamun. Brilliant! And what for the ruling priestly elite - to sacrifice a few ordinary priests? Moreover, to be sure, they themselves could provoke the robbers.as the earthen vessel with bandages for embalming was forgotten. The almost simultaneous death of the robbers and the priests of the guard should have made a proper impression on the generations and generations of the ancient Egyptians: some took the treasure out of the grave, others brought it in, but both were amazed. This means that you cannot enter the tomb of Tutankhamun. Brilliant! And what for the ruling priestly elite - to sacrifice a few ordinary priests? Moreover, to be sure, they themselves could provoke the robbers. And what for the ruling priestly elite - to sacrifice a few ordinary priests? Moreover, to be sure, they themselves could provoke the robbers. And what for the ruling priestly elite - to sacrifice a few ordinary priests? Moreover, to be sure, they themselves could provoke the robbers.
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Archaeologist Howard Carter brushes dust from the sarcophagus with the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. (Harry Burton)
And the most important move. Most likely, the killer aroma became when mixed with a very specific component. What?.. And remember the wreath of wildflowers! This question could have been answered by Professor of Botany Percy Newberry, but he, fortunately, was not allergic and did not believe in newspaper nonsense. And yet it would be worthwhile to study the professor's report more closely.
Poor widow Ankhesenpaamon, one of the elders - perhaps the high priest of Ey, who soon became her husband and king - in a fatherly way advised to put a simple half-childish wreath of wildflowers on Tutankhamun's coffin. An hour before the event - didn't he collect them himself?.. Nobody will ever know about this.
Tut's sarcophagus is placed back in an underground tomb in the Valley of the Pharaohs on November 4, 2007. The mummy of a 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has interested people for almost a century, was placed in a special climate-controlled glass box, leaving only his face and legs uncovered. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)
Dr. Zahi Hawass (center) watches the movement of King Tut's mummy from his stone sarcophagus in the famous Valley of the Pharaohs in Luxor, Egypt, November 4, 2007. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis, Pool, File)
Pharaoh Tutankhamun's feet in a special climate-controlled glass box. The real face of the famous Egyptian pharaoh was presented to the public for the first time since his strange death over 3000 years ago. The pharaoh's mummy was moved from the sarcophagus to the tomb, where its discovery in 1922 became a real sensation. (CRIS BOURONCLE / AFP / Getty Images)
This image from Discovery Channel shows the mummies (starting with the closest) of Tut's mother, Tut's grandmother and Tut's father, presented to reporters at a press conference by archaeologist Zaha Hawass at the Cairo Museum on February 17, 2010. Two years of DNA and CT scans of the mummy of Tutankhamun and 15 other pharaohs helped establish the royal family tree, proving that King Akhenaten was Tut's father and his own sister was his mother. (AP Photo / Discovery Channel, Shawn Baldwin)
The mummy of Tutankhamun's mother is seen in a glass box during a press conference at the Egyptian Museum on February 17, 2010. (AP Photo / Discovery Channel, Shawn Baldwin)
The mummy of Tutankhamun's grandmother in a glass box at the Cairo Museum on February 17, 2010. (AP Photo / Discovery Channel, Shawn Baldwin)
Two mummies - Tutankhamun's grandmothers, Queen Tui (front), and his mother in glass boxes in the Cairo Museum. (AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)
This photo, taken on November 4, 2007, shows the face of the special cloth-wrapped mummy of Tutankhamun in a glass sarcophagus in the tomb of the Valley of the Pharaohs. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis, File)
This photo, published on May 10, 2005, shows a French team's model of King Tut, based on facial reconstructions made from computer scans of the pharaoh's mummy. Three teams of artists and scientists from France, the United States and Egypt have created models of the young pharaoh's face based on very high-resolution scanned images. All three teams worked separately from each other. (AP Photo / Supreme Council of Antiquities and the National Geographic Society, HO)
The entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun (center) lies in front of the tourist center in the Egyptian Valley of the Pharaohs. Archaeologist John Romer fears the Nile might flood the valley. (AP Photo / Nicolas B. Tatro)
Workers at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, remove protective bags from Tutankhamun's golden mask on September 8, 1976. This mask along with 55 other treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun went on a "tour" of museums around the world. Tutankhamun's mask is decorated with carnelian, lapis lazuli, colored glass and quartz. (AP Photo / Charles Bennett)