King Tut
 There
are some well-known mummies from Egypt. The most
likely suspect,
King Tutankhamen, or
better known as King Tut. He graces all the
natural history magazines, can be seen during
Halloween as a costume, played with as a toy and
even on cartoons.
The Mass-Marketing
of King Tut:
What
about the other Egyptian mummies?
 Ramses I
King of Ancient Egypt
(1295- 1294 BCE), Ramses I was the
founder and 1st ruler of the 19th
Dynasty.However, after ruling for only 16
months, Ramses was buried in a small and
poorly decorated tomb in the Valley of the
Kings.
Father of Seti I |
 Seti
I
King of Ancient Egypt (1294- 1279 BCE),
Seti I was the 2nd ruler of the 19th
Dynasty. Considered to be the real founder
of the dynasty, as his father, Ramses I only
reined for two years.The mummy of Seti I was
found at Dayru l-Bahri in 1881.
Father of Ramses II |
 Ramses II
King of Ancient Egypt (1279- 1213
BCE), Ramses II was the 3rd ruler of
the 19th Dynasty.Ramses II is remembered
through some of the most beautiful monuments
in Egypt. At death, succeeded by his 13th
oldest son, Merneptah. |
 Merneptah
King of Ancient Egypt
(1213- 1203 BCE), being the 4th ruler of the
19th Dynasty.
was the 13th son of Ramses II, and came to
power first after all his older brothers had
died. He was almost 60 years old at the
time.His reign was one of many wars.He died
a natural death at an old age. |
Where did
all the mummies go???
Over
time most Egyptians, that is the wealthy Egyptians,
were mummified when they died. That is almost
70 million mummies in 3,000 years. However,
by the 4th century AD, many Egyptians had become
Christians and felt mummification was not needed
in order to have an afterlife. Eventually, the
Egyptians gave up mummy-making.
So where
did almost 70 million mummies go? Unfortunately,
most were plundered by grave robbers looking
for treasures wrapped up in their bandages. During
the Middle Ages, mummies were destroyed when they
were ground into powders to make "magical potions."
Even modern treasure hunters entered their tombs
looking for artifacts and souvenirs.
^ back to top
|
