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| From 2019 11 22 Valley of the Kings |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was taken at the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun ("King Tut"). This tomb is the only one of the several dozen tombs in the valley that was discovered intact by modern archaeologists, in 1922. All the others had been looted long ago. Of course, the modern archaeologists emptied Tut's tomb as well (we no longer say looted), all but for one item, Tut's mummy. I had to admit that the boy king looked pretty good for being 3,351 years old.
Bonus photo of the king himself after the jump.
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| Pharaoh Tutankhamun |
| From 2019 11 22 Valley of the Kings |
Tut's tomb and mummy are the main draw in the Valley of the Kings. So much so that entrance into the tomb requires a separate, extra ticket.
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