In any case, upon his death, Tutankhamun was buried in the Valley of the Kings (also called KV), a location where many respected pharaohs of the New Kingdom were also buried. Compared to the others, his tomb seems even smaller. This location was likely chosen in order to connect himself with the great kings of the past by proximity and publically indicate his authority even after death. It is also likely to have been a way to further establish Thebes as the capital city, the place that Akhenaten moved the capital away from and that Tutankhamun returned it to (Gardiner 1961:236). As mentioned prior, the artifacts that were either from or reflective of the Amarna Period were probably a way to connect himself better to his father, his true bloodline
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Carter found the body intact and many treasures neatly in their places, so clearly the plunderers’ goal was neither tomb sabotage nor disruption of the body and Tutankhamun’s afterlife. It could be that the robbery was due to a reluctant kind of necessity due to the economic downfall during the Ramesside Period though prior to Ramses VI. Obtaining gold was difficult, so tombs were robbed of its gold to be reused (Wegner 2016). It could be for this reason that a cautious robbery of a minor king’s tomb would have been made. It must be noted then that some items of interest may be …show more content…
Many other funerary items depicted him to be a skilled warrior too, such as chariot parts and a decorative fan (Griffith Inst.: 120c; Silverman et al. 2006:173)6. He potentially may have wanted to copy athletic kings of the past as a kind of legitimization from “beyond the grave”. Redford remarks that Tutankhamun may have wanted to better align himself to not only the kings, but to Amun too (Redford 1984:211). On the other hand, Silverman et al. suggest that rather than showing real events, they could have represented his interests and goals (Silverman et al. 2006:178). A more utilitarian explanation might be that he desired to continue growing up during his afterlife and would eventually want to use his weaponry as a more mature man, thus wanting them buried with him to bring with him. The shabti dolls and food bear a similar purpose, as they were to be used later in the afterlife (Griffith Inst.: 062j, 605a)7 8. Items from the Amarna Period represented the continuation of his relationship with his father. Things of that nature would have to be kept private though. To the public, his message was far
Carter found the body intact and many treasures neatly in their places, so clearly the plunderers’ goal was neither tomb sabotage nor disruption of the body and Tutankhamun’s afterlife. It could be that the robbery was due to a reluctant kind of necessity due to the economic downfall during the Ramesside Period though prior to Ramses VI. Obtaining gold was difficult, so tombs were robbed of its gold to be reused (Wegner 2016). It could be for this reason that a cautious robbery of a minor king’s tomb would have been made. It must be noted then that some items of interest may be …show more content…
Many other funerary items depicted him to be a skilled warrior too, such as chariot parts and a decorative fan (Griffith Inst.: 120c; Silverman et al. 2006:173)6. He potentially may have wanted to copy athletic kings of the past as a kind of legitimization from “beyond the grave”. Redford remarks that Tutankhamun may have wanted to better align himself to not only the kings, but to Amun too (Redford 1984:211). On the other hand, Silverman et al. suggest that rather than showing real events, they could have represented his interests and goals (Silverman et al. 2006:178). A more utilitarian explanation might be that he desired to continue growing up during his afterlife and would eventually want to use his weaponry as a more mature man, thus wanting them buried with him to bring with him. The shabti dolls and food bear a similar purpose, as they were to be used later in the afterlife (Griffith Inst.: 062j, 605a)7 8. Items from the Amarna Period represented the continuation of his relationship with his father. Things of that nature would have to be kept private though. To the public, his message was far