Show J Egyptian Royal loyal Bu Burial nal in VaU Valley y of of the Kings O O 0 o 0 O o e o 4 e eI How I ow r. r Tutankhamen Probably Entered His Tomb Tom b r N t t to towA wA jy g di i il ir r l p. p 1 A r r I C i 0 a T Tyr yr 4 r a t ty IR I r r eU Jf r. r II I A Funeral Procession of Ancien Ancient t Egypt Depicted by London oI Artist Artist f. f A reconstruction dra drawing from archeological l data f c-f f an an Egyptian kings king's funeral in n the fourteenth century cent century cen cen- t tury ry B B. C C. Description The sacred boat carrying carrying carrying car car- the mummy has been placed on ona ona ona a sledge drawn by four tour oxen Several Several Sev Sev- eral men under a superintendent helped in the pulling of ot the boat A priest walks alongside the sledge turning around from tram time to time tim e offering incense and and pouring libation liba liba- tion On the other side of ot the coffin cof coffin coffin cof cof- fin the sprinkler with a brush dipped In a vase throws water upon n the ground perhaps on the passers-by passers It it may be to ward off oft the evil eye eje In the boat boat at the head and feet o othe of f the mummy which lay on a couch h sheltered by a canopy adorned with floral decorations stood or knelt tw two 0 female mourners close relations o othe of ot f the deceased probably wire wile and sister sister sister sis sis- ter symbolizing the goddesses Isis and Nephthys s Sometimes s garlands of ot flowers were he heap heaped ped d in In Inthe the boat which had a figure of ot the Sphinx standing conspicuously conspicuously conspicuously con con- on the prow Whose pain tea a side the near end nd showed the ey eyes e a of ot Osiris Following the mummy two tw o men dragged dragg d a sledge on which was placed the case ease inclosing the to four r vases which contained the theis is viscera era of or the tha deceased all properly cleans cleansed d and embalmed in spices In front of ot the oxen walks the officiating officiating elating priest with a scribe reading prayers A tall case which may have ha contained the statue of ot the dead king Is dr drawn wn by four tour men In front of whom circle female mourners Preceding Preceding Preceding Pre Pre- ceding them are slaves carrying offerings of of- ot- ot Next is seen a sacred ark borne by priests Then chariots one of them harnessed Further up sla slaver slave Veil carry funerary furniture Numbers In key plan Indicate 1 1 Standard bearers 2 2 Case containing vases 3 3 Relatives lamenting 9 4 4 Boat shaped Boat shaped hearse on sledge 6 5 Mummy of ot the king 6 7 6 Female mourners symbolizing goddesses 8 8 Priest with censer s. s r 9 9 Attendants of of priest st st. 10 Sphinx l 1 t 11 Eye of ot Osiris I S a 12 Sprinkler 13 13 I 14 Slaves and and oxen drawing hearse J 15 High priest with attendants s. s 16 Scribe reading 17 Case contain containing ng statue 18 Mourning w women men and priestess shaking 19 Box of ot offerings r 20 S Sacred cred boat borne by by priests 21 Bearers Bearers' of ot Insignia and personal personal personal per per- per per- objects ts 22 22 Case ot of gold g Id vases and offer offer- ings 23 Horse-drawn Horse chariot 24 Two ch chariots riots l ts- ts drawn by slaves 25 Thrones and chairs 26 Royal couches 27 Head of off procession entering tomb i 1 f The above sketch was made by Forestier the staff artist of ot the Illustrated Illustrated Illus Inus- crated London News from descriptions given him by Professor Flinders PetrIe the famous Egyptologist Copyright In th the United States and Can CaD ada ads by ort 1 North American Newspaper Alliance AlIance |