King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered on Nov. 4, 1922. Here are 10 facts about the Ancient Egyptian ruler and the tomb he was buried in as the 100th anniversary draws near.
Egypt’s short-lived ruler who marked the end of the 18th dynasty, was discovered 100 years ago.
"[King Tut] issued a decree restoring the temples, images, personnel, and privileges of the old gods," Britannica reports."He began the protracted process of restoring the sacred shrines of Amon, which had been severely damaged."1. When was King Tut’s tomb built? King Tut’s tomb reportedly has five rooms, including an annex, antechamber, corridor space, treasury and burial chamber, according to various illustrations and mockups historians have shared since the tomb’s discovery.
As for the three coffins, the outer coffin is reportedly made out of gilded wood with an Osirian shape, blue and red glass ornaments and silver handles; the middle coffin is made out of gilded wood and inlaid multicolored glass; and the innermost coffin is mummy shaped and made out of solid gold, which weighs 243.4 pounds .The golden mask of King Tutankhamun is displayed inside a glass cabinet at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 16, 2015.
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