Most of the were ROBBED in ancient times. tombs • List some of the who excavated the tombs in the Valley of types of workmen • the Kings. STONEMASONS, DRAUGHTSMEN, SCULPTORS, ARTISTS, CARPENTERS, OVERSEERS, and GUARDS Interpretation: What does the abbreviation stand for? KINGS VALLEY. KV Some were buried in the Valley of the Kings in addition to pharaohs as well as nobles some queens. Why do you think some nobles are buried here? BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH POSITIONS, HIGH INCOMES, and GOOD STANDING WITH THE PHARAOH Who were the and what was their role? THE MEDJAY WERE AFRICAN Medjay SOLDIERS RECRUITED FROM NORTHERN NUBIA (MODERN SUDAN). IN THE NK THEY WERE USED AS DESERT SCOUTS AND THE PHARAOH'S POLICE. The is located near a Since Valley of the Kings mountain resembling a pyramid. pharaohs were buried in in the Old Kingdom so that they would be pyramids protected by the structure of the pyramid and so that the shape of the pyramid would assist in sending the dead pharaoh to the starry heavens above. Why might this have influenced the Egyptians to choose the current valley as a royal necropolis ("city of the dead")? THE MOUNTAIN CALLED TA DEHENT (pro. TAR DE-HENT) AND SACRED TO THE GODDESS OF SILENCE (pro. MERIT SEGER MEREET SAY-GAR) WAS PYRAMID SHAPED. SO PRESUMABLY IT ACTED AS A KIND OF "COLLECTIVE PYRAMID” FOR ALL THE BURIALS IN THE VALLEY, WHILE THE TOMBS WERE LOCATED IN SECRET LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN. Some of (tomb KV 62) possessions were buried in a pit (KV 54) Tutankhamun's • away from the King's tomb. Why? THE EGYPTIANS BELIEVED THAT ANYTHING WHICH HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CORPSE OF THE PHARAOH COULD BE USED TO PLACE A CURSE ON THE KING IN THE AFTERLIFE. SO THIS MATERIAL WAS SECRETED WHERE IT WAS UNLIKELY TO BE DISCOVERED AND USED IN THIS MANNER. Approximately is the eastern valley? 700 METRES how far across Extension & Research: Research the (pro. Caysh cash-ay). The mummies of NOT Deir el-Bahari which pharaohs were found in this cache and why were they found and not in here their own tombs? THE MUMMIES OF MORE THAN FIFTY KINGS, QUEENS, ROYALS AND NOBLES HAD BEEN MOVED AND HIDDEN THERE BY THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PRIESTS AROUND 969BC WHEN THEIR ORIGINAL TOMBS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN LOOTED AND DESECRATED.
• Most of the tombs were ROBBED in ancient times. • List some of the types of workmen who excavated the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. STONEMASONS, DRAUGHTSMEN, SCULPTORS, ARTISTS, CARPENTERS, OVERSEERS, and GUARDS Interpretation: What does the abbreviation KV stand for? KINGS VALLEY. Some nobles were buried in the Valley of the Kings in addition to pharaohs as well as some queens. Why do you think some nobles are buried here? BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH POSITIONS, HIGH INCOMES, and GOOD STANDING WITH THE PHARAOH Who were the Medjay and what was their role? THE MEDJAY WERE AFRICAN SOLDIERS RECRUITED FROM NORTHERN NUBIA (MODERN SUDAN). IN THE NK THEY WERE USED AS DESERT SCOUTS AND THE PHARAOH'S POLICE. The Valley of the Kings is located near a mountain resembling a pyramid. Since pharaohs were buried in pyramids in the Old Kingdom so that they would be protected by the structure of the pyramid and so that the shape of the pyramid would assist in sending the dead pharaoh to the starry heavens above. Why might this have influenced the Egyptians to choose the current valley as a royal necropolis ("city of the dead")? THE MOUNTAIN CALLED TA DEHENT (pro. TAR DE-HENT) AND SACRED TO THE GODDESS OF SILENCE MERIT SEGER (pro. MEREET SAY-GAR) WAS PYRAMID SHAPED. SO PRESUMABLY IT ACTED AS A KIND OF "COLLECTIVE PYRAMID” FOR ALL THE BURIALS IN THE VALLEY, WHILE THE TOMBS WERE LOCATED IN SECRET LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN. • Some of Tutankhamun's (tomb KV 62) possessions were buried in a pit (KV 54) away from the King's tomb. Why? THE EGYPTIANS BELIEVED THAT ANYTHING WHICH HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CORPSE OF THE PHARAOH COULD BE USED TO PLACE A CURSE ON THE KING IN THE AFTERLIFE. SO THIS MATERIAL WAS SECRETED WHERE IT WAS UNLIKELY TO BE DISCOVERED AND USED IN THIS MANNER. Approximately how far across is the eastern valley? 700 METRES Extension & Research: Research the Deir el-Bahari (pro. Caysh NOT cash-ay). The mummies of which pharaohs were found in this cache and why were they found here and not in their own tombs? THE MUMMIES OF MORE THAN FIFTY KINGS, QUEENS, ROYALS AND NOBLES HAD BEEN MOVED AND HIDDEN THERE BY THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PRIESTS AROUND 969BC WHEN THEIR ORIGINAL TOMBS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN LOOTED AND DESECRATED.
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