What kinds of things were buried in ancient Egyptian tombs? The eye of Horus (or ‘wedjat eye’) was a famous amulet which was used as a symbol of protection from evil. These amulets would protect the mummy after death. Amulets were buried with the mummy usually in and around the mummy bandages. Mummies were buried with many different types of objects. What treasures are buried with King Tut?Īnswer: King Tut was buried with glittering gold, precious collars, inlaid necklace, bracelets, rings, amulets, his royal fan, sandals, and burial mask of pure gold. King tut was also buried in the same tomb with everyday things he’d want in the afterlife:-board games, a bronze razor, linen undergarments, cases of food and wine. What was the things that was buried with?īritish Archaeologist in 1922 discovered Tut’s tomb after years of futile searching the mummy of king tut was in very bad condition. The other organs were preserved separately, with the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines placed in special boxes or jars today called canopic jars. They left only the heart in place, believing it to be the center of a person’s being and intelligence. Today tourists can visit many of the tombs including Tutankhamun’s. Over the next 500 years many more Pharaohs were buried here including many of the Rameses (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X), Hatshepsut, Amenhotep I, and Tutankhamun. The first Pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings was Tuthmosis I. Which Egyptian pharaohs were buried in tombs? King Tut must’ve been pretty hungry for a dead guy too, there were also over 100 baskets with barley, figs, grapes, melons, and more tasty treats. It contained 5,398 artefacts including two thrones, six chariots, a solid gold burial mask, makeup bag, wig, perfume box and a coffin holding his mummy. Tutankhamen’s body was put inside a solid gold coffin with a gold death mask that showed the boy king’s face. Pharaohs were mummified with amulets and jewels inside the linen wrappings and then buried in lots of coffins inside coffins to protect the body. What were ancient Egyptian pharaohs buried with? 5 Why did people in ancient Egypt mummify their dead?.4 What treasures are buried with King Tut?.3 What was the things that was buried with?.1 What were ancient Egyptian pharaohs buried with?.

Pharaohs buried with their treasures