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Reading＆Writing Pharaoh Tutankhamun was the most famous of all pharaohs but very unimportant as a ruler as his rule was so short. He ruled for about 8 or 9 years from 1334 to 1325 BC. So we know more about him after his death than we do about his rule when he was alive. The Egyptians believed in life after death. So they got all the goods they wanted to have with them in the next life buried in their tomb. The richer the person, the greater the number of goods. As Tutankhamun was a pharaoh, his tomb was filled with many wonderful treasures. It also contained statues of gods that would protect his tomb from evil spirits or thieves who might steal his treasures. The walls of the tomb, too, were covered with spells to preserve the pharaoh till he got safely to the Hall of Judgement. In the same way his body inside its three coffins was protected by four goddesses of the dead. By the tomb was a box containing four jars. They held the internal organs of the dead pharaoh, which were removed when he was turned into a mummy. First his brain was taken out of his head through his nose. Then his organs were removed and put into the jars. Only his heart was left inside the body. Finally his body was covered in a special salt and left for forty days to “dry”. After this time the body was a mummy and was ready to be wrapped up and buried. As well as the body there were instructions in the coffin on how to make the journey to the afterlife. 1. How did they know whose tomb it was? They read his name on a black box. 2. Why do you think they thought these things came from another civilization? Because they were so strange and wonderful---more wonderful than anyone could imagine. 3. Why did Carter get excited when he noticed the door to the tomb was still fastened? Because it meant that the tomb had not been opened by thieves. 1. I would have to lock the tomb securely so that thieves could not steal the finds. 2. I would have to lock