The events of the fifteenth episode of House of Al-Rifai series By the star Amir Karara, which is shown on the ON channel and the Watch it platform, about the appearance of the statue of Tutankhamun in Al-Rifai Bazaar. What is the reason for the international fame of the king’s tomb?
The tomb of King Tutankhamun (c. 1336-1327 BC) of the Eighteenth Dynasty is world-famous; Because it is the only royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings whose contents were discovered relatively intact and complete.
The discovery of the cemetery, which was made in 1922 by Howard Carter, made headlines in newspapers all over the world, as it was accompanied by the appearance of gold antiques and other luxury items discovered in the cemetery.
Tutankhamun’s tomb and its treasures are considered an icon of Egypt, and its discovery remains one of the most important archaeological discoveries to date, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Despite its enormous riches, Tutankhamun’s tomb No. 62 in the Valley of the Kings is very modest in size and architectural design compared to other tombs at this site because Tutankhamun came to the throne at a very young age and ruled for only about nine years.
One can wonder what the tombs of powerful New Kingdom kings such as Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, and Ramesses II would have contained, if this is what the boy king’s tomb contained.
Only the walls of the burial chamber bear scenes. Unlike most earlier and later royal tombs, which were richly decorated with funerary texts such as the Book of Emi-Dawat or the Book of Gates, which were intended to help the deceased king reach the afterlife, only one scene from the Book of Gates was painted. Emi Duat in the tomb of Tutankhamun. As for the rest of the scenes in the tomb, they depict funeral scenes or Tutankhamun in the company of many female deities.
There has been much speculation about the small size of Tutankhamun’s tomb (KV62). When his successor, King Ay, died, he was buried in the tomb (KV23), which may have originally been intended for Tutankhamun but had not been completed at the time of the young king’s death. If so, it is unclear for whom Tutankhamun’s tomb (KV62) was carved, but it is said to have already existed, either as a private tomb or as a storage area which was later expanded to receive the king’s mummy. Whatever the reason, the small size of the tomb contained about 5,000 artifacts that were discovered and were packed very tightly. These pieces reflect the lifestyle in the royal palace, and include things that Tutankhamun used in his daily life such as clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, incense, furniture, chairs, toys, utensils made from a variety of materials, vehicles, weapons, and more.
One of the great ironies of history is that the young king Tutankhamun had his name erased from the history of ancient Egypt because he was linked to King Akhenaten, who was not popular due to his religious coup, and his fame has now surpassed many of the greatest kings of ancient Egypt.
House of Al-Rifai series Starring: Amir Karara, Ahmed Rizk, Sayed Ragab, Mirna Jamil, Mohamed Lotfy, Tamer Nabil, Safaa El Toukhy, Malak Qora, Rehab El Gamal, Enas Kamel, Aida Riyad, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Ahmed Abdullah, Mustafa Abbas and a number of other artists, It is written by Peter Mimi, Hend Abdullah, and Amr Abu Zeid, directed by Ahmed Nader Galal, and produced by Synergy.
House of Al-Rifai series His story depends on the conflicts between the family over inheritance and the management of their trade. The promo revealed two cousins who have a large house in Nazlet El-Semman. Karara lives away from the family and their trade because he is not satisfied with it, but he finds himself in a conflict with his cousin Ahmed Rizk over leadership. The family, and at the same time he is accused of killing his father and is forced to flee.