The Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ‘s tomb has puzzled Egyptologists for decades, with a series of mysterious black spots capable of revealing the great pharaoh’s fate. 
The tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was sealed when the paint had not yet dried. Screenshots
The mausoleum is small, shabby and extremely mysterious
Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut) was one of the most famous, best known of the great pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt. He ascended the throne at a young age, only about 8 or 9 years old, when his father, pharaoh Akhenaten, died around 1334 BC. Due to his young age, pharaoh Tutankhmaun had advisers who held important powers and made many decisions for him.
Tutankhamun continued to rule for about 10 years until he died at the age of 18 or 19 and was buried in the Valley of the Kings, the vast desert region where the tombs of the great rulers of ancient Egypt are located. grand.
The tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is much smaller than his body. Screenshots
While the tombs of other Egyptian pharaohs were looted by tomb robbers before being excavated by archaeologists and explorers, Tutankhmaun’s tomb remained intact. It was not until 1922 that the tomb of the great pharaoh was discovered by the British Egyptologist Howard Carter.
However, what Carter found was not a tomb befitting the status of a great king, but a small, poorly furnished and extremely mysterious tomb. This is the reason the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun has not been discovered for thousands of years.
The mystery of the strange black spots
More recently, “strange” black spots have been identified inside the mausoleum, as discovered in the Smithsonian Channel documentary “Secret: Tut’s Tomb”.
Dr Chris Naunton, director of the Egyptian Explorers’ Association, explains that, usually, there is a “very clear procedure to bury the king and make sure everything is perfect”.
However, as the documentary’s narrator notes, “But this doesn’t seem to be the case for Tut.”
Dr. Naunton looked at an interesting feature of the tomb walls. He described these as “strange spots” observed all over the walls. These spots are mold, organic matter found nowhere else in the Valley of the Kings.
Strange black marks on the drawings in the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun. Screenshots
Initially, conservationists were concerned that mold was caused by the breath and sweat of tourists visiting Tutankhamun’s tomb.
However, upon studying the early photographs of the explorer Carter, black marks were evident on the tomb walls.
Adam Lowe, director of Factum Arte, said the black spot was the result of the tomb being sealed off before the paint could dry.
This is considered significant because it shows that the painters decorating the tomb was in a hurry to complete the work – something strange in the way of preparing for the resting place of an Egyptian pharaoh.
Lowe and his team took high-resolution photos of the burial chamber drawings, including black dots, revealing the artist’s individual brushstrokes, clearly showing traces of hasty brush marks. “My estimate is that the team of skilled artists will not take more than a week to paint Tutankhamun’s tomb,” he said.
Painting the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh usually takes years of work. So the question here is why this happened so quickly with the tomb of King Tut.
The mummy of pharaoh Tutankhamun shows that he died unexpectedly. This may be part of the answer. According to ancient Egyptian tradition, there were only 70 days from the moment the king died until his tomb was sealed.
Other theories as to why King Tut’s tomb did not meet the standards it should have have also been put forward.
Egyptologist Aliaa Ismail once shared in National Geographic’s documentary “The Lost Treasures of Egypt” that, believing that Tutankhamun’s successor, pharaoh Ay, had hidden the tomb of King Tut.
The tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs Tutankhamun and Ay have similarities. Screenshots
When she examined both the tombs of the two ancient Egyptian pharaohs, she discovered similarities, with most of the wall paintings being almost identical. “Both Tut and Ay chose the same scene, almost like the same person chose,” she emphasized. However, only Ay’s tomb is suitable for the status of a pharaoh.
” Ay’s tomb is very similar to Tutankhamun’s – in style, artwork, coffin – but much larger. Ay buried Tutankhamun in a smaller tomb so he could have a bigger one. The real mausoleum for Tutankhamun is Ay’s tomb,” she said.
Source: laodong.vn
