Summary: Opening Of The Mouth Ceremony

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What secrets does “Opening of the Mouth Ceremony” hold? British archaeologists Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in November 1922, which located in the Egypt of the king’s valley. The tomb was filed with beautiful artifacts their beauty and a testament the skill of Egyptian craftsmen. Also, revealed the lifestyles and exposed religions and belief of Egyptian. Each wall of the tomb has it own story with specific theme. In the north wall of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber “Opening of the Mouth Ceremony” located. The scenes read from right to left and there are three scenes. It tells the story of preparing Tutankhamen to his trip to the afterlife.
First, in the first scene, which is on the right Ay the next pharaoh wearing the leopard

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