King Tut

[Snoop]

After all these years, the head is put in a glass case?

Are we all cursed for seeing the face? (sorry if we are)*

Would you pay to see this tomb in person?

The face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut is seen in his new glass case in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 4. (AP/Ben Curtis) Chicago news, sports, photos, video, blogs, Chicago weather, business, travel, tourism, entertainment and jobs -- chicagotribune.com -- chicagotribune.com (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 3 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

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* When Howard Carter found the tomb of King Tut in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, 85 years ago, it was filled with more than 30,000 ancient objects, many of them gold. British Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon financed Carter. Soon after Carnarvon visited the tomb he died, suddenly and mysteriously, fueling the story of a mummy's curse. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 3 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 3 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.;22king+tut%22)

[tinkerbell]

The boy king's face as reconstructed using a CT scan
Picture: AFP/Getty Images....

His penis was believed to had been stolen...But they found it :sly:....THANK GOD!

[Dela Cruz]

His penis was believed to had been stolen...But they found it ....THANK GOD!

Well well, does his penis have a special relevance to you? I mean, judging by your reaction...

[Snoop]

King Tut was a skinhead? Well modern Americans wore wigs (and still do) - so I guess to each his own.

Back on topic - how did the Pharoah keep such a tight grip on the people and did the people realy believe he was appointed by God? I mean - look at the burial grounds - isn't that the height of egotism? Isn't that against modern religious principles?

Jesus had one thing right - humility.

[ladyphoenix]

In an effort to actually address the OP... I would probably pay to see it in person ONCE in my life. I do have a special affinity for ancient egypt (no idea why).

And lastly, why on EARTH would I believe we're ACTUALLY cursed for seeing it? :P
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When you find out that secret, Snoop, you let me know. ;)

Honestly, I think that the keeping of the slaves of the hebrews was probably possible then because of the lack of understanding of the world around us. Honestly, if I was able to figure out why something amazing happened, and could reproduce it, like... I don't know... make fire out of seemingly nowhere... Would that not make me a god among primative peoples? Someone to be feared and worshipped?

[Snoop]

Honestly, I think that the keeping of the slaves of the hebrews was probably possible then because of the lack of understanding of the world around us. Honestly, if I was able to figure out why something amazing happened, and could reproduce it, like... I don't know... make fire out of seemingly nowhere... Would that not make me a god among primative peoples? Someone to be feared and worshipped?Fear and worship seem to go hand in hand throughout history.

LP I have to agree that people were in general more gullible back in ancient times. I guess we've matured/evolved - we've become a nation of skeptics.

[tinkerbell]

Well well, does his penis have a special relevance to you? I mean, judging by your reaction...

Well who wants to move on to the after-life missing that?

[DevilPup John]

I am poor, and would seriously question paying to see it.

As for the slaves thing brought up...

The slaves did not build the pyramids, per say. Who Built the Pyramids?**(July-August*2003) (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 3 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

To address Snoops "isn't this against modern..."

Well the Iliad and the Odyssey are also pagan works, many holiday traditions are pagan.

Most people are not viewing them as religious, rather as historical works of art. Simply because the Egyptians believed in different gods/god than I do does not mean I cannot appreciate the architecture and workmanship.

Men are egotistical (you are included in that too ladies, I just associate with my own gender), however, that does not make their arrogant work any less beautiful. History is filled with mans arrogance, however that does not make it unimportant.

You can learn from it, and admire the work done, not the why.

Sometimes admiring the ends, and not justifying the means, is acceptable. If a madman came up with a cure for cancer simply because he wanted to be like a god, I sure as hell would not turn him (his product) away.

[pandion]

After all these years, the head is put in a glass case?You misunderstand. They say that 'the face of the linen-wrapped mummy' even though there are no linen wrappings visible. Actually what you are being told is that the picture is of the face of the mummy after the entire body has been placed in a glass case.

Would you pay to see this tomb in person?Certainly. Only those who are superstitious enough to believe in such curses are cursed.

[Muse]

Tutankhamun's singularity could pale when compared to the person who is claimed to be his father, Akhenaten. Supposedly, Akhenaten was the founder of monotheism. He was a heretic who propounded the worship of the Sun god, and thereby outlawed belief in the other contemporaneous gods. The corrupt priesthood ousted him from rule, and instituted his son as a amenable figurehead.


Neurophilosophy : CT scans suggest that the "heretical" pharaoh was Tutankhamun's father (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 3 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)
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Would you pay to see this tomb in person?
No.


* When Howard Carter found the tomb of King Tut in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, 85 years ago, it was filled with more than 30,000 ancient objects, many of them gold. British Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon financed Carter. Soon after Carnarvon visited the tomb he died, suddenly and mysteriously, fueling the story of a mummy's curse.

The article I quoted tentatively suggests that Carter might have plundered the tomb (although I don't believe this... see the comments in the article). So if there is a curse, it might be applicable only to thieves like him. :grin:

[FruitandNut]

It seems that Tut was not only a puppet to Egypt's establishment, but that he possibly started to challenge them and was consequently viewed as a 'chip off the old block' - 'like father, like son' - and was consequently assassinated. Horemhab, a general who competed with the grand vizier Aya for the hand of Tutankhamen's widow (in order to gain political legitimacy and greater power by marrying a queen), was likewise a victim of assassination. Many pharoahs had their lives curtailed in such a manner. If there was indeed ever an ancient curse, it was most probably put about in order to keep what may have happened secret.

[southernbelle]

Would you pay to see this tomb in person?

yeah, actually, I would. I have been fascinated with Ancient Egypt since I was little. It's one of my dreams to go there one day.

devilPup John--
Most people are not viewing them as religious, rather as historical works of art. Simply because the Egyptians believed in different gods/god than I do does not mean I cannot appreciate the architecture and workmanship.


very good. Speaking for me....I find them, their art, their knowledge, and yes, even their religion fascinating. I would pay to see King Tut's tomb. A few years ago, the New Orleans museam of Art hosted an exhibition on Egypt. It was a tour around the country, and my husband took me for my birthday that year. It was amazing. There was jewelry, organ jars, mummies, statues....my jaw dropped many times. And I find it impossible to continue flipping through the channels if I pass something on Egypt. My remote automatically stops.