Coffins, Mask, Mummy.
Within his Burial Chamber, Tutankhamun slept amid gold, glass, wood, and precious stone. His mummy is an extraordinary find, covered with ornaments, amulets, ceremonial clothing, and even weapons. From the famous image of his mummy mask to a dagger made of “sky rock,” the King’s body reveals many tantalising stories…
Chapters
- Chapter 8: In the House of Tutankhamun 00:00:40
- Chapter 9: The Face of the Pharaoh 00:31:05
- Epilogue: A Curious Dagger 01:04:30
Episode Links
- Nicholas Reeves’ discussions of the Mummy mask, and its possible ownership. Article 1, 2015, and Article 2, 2015.
- For the full archive of Harry Burton’s photographs, showing the tomb of Tutankhamun in its original state, see the Griffith Institute website.
- Date: 1922 CE.
- Logo image: Tutankhamun and the Royal Ka before Osiris. FactumArte.
- Music by Keith Zizza.
- Music by Michael Levy.
- Music by Ancient Lyric.
- Sound interludes by Luke Chaos.
- Audio mixing/editing by Vincent Cavanagh.
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Bibliography
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- H. Beinlich and M. Saleh, Corpus der Hieroglyphischen Inschriften aus dem Grab des Tutanchamun (Oxford, 1989).
- H. Carter, The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, II (London, 1927).
- D. Comelli et al., ‘The Meteoritic Origin of Tutankhamun’s Iron Dagger Blade’, Meteoritics & Planetary Science 51 (2016), 1301–9.
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- M. Eaton-Krauss, The Unknown Tutankhamun (London, 2016).
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- N. Reeves, The Complete Tutankhamun (Cairo, 1990).
- N. Reeves, ‘The Gold Mask of Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten’, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 7 (2015), 77–9.
- N. Reeves, ‘Tutankhamun’s Mask Reconsidered’, Bulletin of the Egyptological Seminar: The Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt: Studies in Honor of Dorothea Arnold 19 (2015), 511–26.
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