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Tutankhamen and the Discovery of His Tomb by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter

Chapter 1: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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About This Book

A scholarly account interprets the archaeological uncovering of a pharaoh’s tomb and places the finds within the wider context of Egyptian funerary practice and belief. It reviews exploration of royal burials, inventories and illustrations of funerary equipment, and explanations of embalming, ritual imagery, and ideas about immortality and the soul’s journey to heaven. The narrative examines tomb‑robbing and reburial customs, compares artistic motifs and tomb layouts, and offers bibliographical guidance. Concluding chapters reflect on the ethical issues raised by excavation and removal of ancient remains and objects, aiming to clarify the cultural and historical significance of the discoveries for a general reader.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG.
 
PAGE
  Map of the Ancient East
22
1.
Mummy of Thothmes IV
27
2.
Ancient Plan of the Tomb of Rameses IV
32
3.
The Mummies of Yuaa and Tuaa
33
4.
Tutankhamen receiving Ethiopian tribute from Huy
40
5.
Asiatic tribute presented to Tutankhamen by Huy
42
6.
Part of a mace-head, showing early Egyptian king
51
7.
Portrait of Hesi, circa 3000 b.c.
56
8.
The “packed” mummy of a Queen of the Twenty-first Dynasty
58
9.
Drawing from Book of the Dead
61
10.
The end of the desolate Valley of the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes
66
11.
Ancient Egyptian drawing (circa 1400 b.c.) illustrating arrangement of tomb and temple
68
 
Map of Thebes
70
12.
The great cliffs behind Deir el Bahari
74
13.
Lid of the coffin which contained the rewrapped mummy of Amenhotep III
79
14.
An inscribed stone showing Akhenaton, his queen Nefertiti, and their daughters
87
15.
A painted wooden portrait bust of Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaton
89
16.
The skull of Akhenaton
90
17.
Cow carrying a dead man to heaven
106
18.
Narmer’s belt with four Hathor cows’ heads, circa 3400 b.c.
106
19.
Three couches represented on the walls of the tomb of Seti I
109
20.
A lion-couch, a mummy with three solar emanations
117
21.
Three givers of divinity, the cow, the hippopotamus, and Horus on guard
119
22.
The goddess Astarte borne on her lioness
121