TUTANKAMÓN was one of the last pharaohs during the XVIII dynasty of ancient Egypt, But also one of the most famous. His brief but intense passage through the world left trace, and since then, thousands of experts and historians have tried to understand how his life was. From him we know that he was the son of Akenatón and that he began his reign in 1332 BC.
We also know that at that time he was only nine years old and that he married his stepsister. However, it is believed that He died when he was just 18 or 19 years old. Despite their short life, history books talk about their mandate and thousands of years later people continue to remember. The acclaimed archaeologist Howard Carter was the one who found his grave and who cataloged the objects he found in the antechamber.
The amount of gadgets buried next to the Pharaoh was so great, that it took years to bring all of them to light. Of the more than five thousand articles found, There are many who seemed to have a use with the naked eye, but that after several studies and research have proven to be the opposite of what it seemed initially. Proof of this is the recent discovery that Dr. Nicholas Brown has published in the magazine The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.
He Wake up from Osiris
Such a number of objects found that some of them be overlooked or attributed a possible incorrect use. And that is precisely what this study tries to demonstrate, that a group of Articles found in the tomb of Tutankhamun They have more importance than it seems. These are mud trays along with other elements, which seem to be related to a funeral rite.
As explained in the study, “originally, it was believed that these clay articles served to represent the emblems found in the vicinity and closely related to them. However, a more detailed analysis of the religious and archaeological context of the artifacts allows another interpretation of their function. (…) The investigation concludes with the author’s proposal that the mud trays worked, instead, as palanganas for free funeral rite probably associated with Osiris.
The trays, along with wooden canes, were located in a corner, very close to the sarcophagus. According to experts, they were used in a rite that facilitated the transformation of the pharaoh into Osiris, god of the underworld, thus obtaining immortality in the spiritual kingdom. It is believed that Tutankamón could have been the first ruler to perform this act.
The ancient writings of the Egyptians tell a myth in which they woke up Osiris by placing these large wooden bars behind their head. In addition, experts such as Brown point out that they used the Nile River water, which was believed pure and revitalizing, along with these historical sticks for Try to return Tutankhamun to life.
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