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Tut was the last heir of a powerful Egyptian dynasty. He died in his teens about 3,300 years ago. Laden with gold, he was laid to rest and was eventually forgotten. An English archeologist, Carter, discovered his tomb in 1922. The mummy had to undergo CT scan in order to unveil numerous mysteries about Tut’s life and death. Many tourists from all over the world came to see the most famous mummy. The mummy was in a deplorable state.
Howard Carter found three nested coffins of Tut. On opening the first one, he saw a shroud decorated with garlands, willow, olive and lotus petals. When he finally reached the mummy, he encountered a m major problem. The ritual resins had hardened which left Tut cemented to the bottom. He tried hard to loosen the resins by putting the mummy in the sunlight, but he failed. He had to chisel away the solidified resins to raise the king’s remains. If he had not done so, thieves would have cut it apart to remove the gold. Carter’s men removed the mummy’s head and separated almost every part and joint.
A CT scan was done to find out new clues about his life and death and to provide an accurate ‘forensic reconstruction’ of the young pharaoh. It was considered to be the ‘curse of the Pharaoh’. But the substitute fans which were used made it possible for the whole process to finish. A technician pulled up wonderful images of Tut on computer screen. Everything went off smoothly. After the completion of scan, his mummy was carried back to his tomb. Just above Tut’s tomb stood a cluster of stars known as Orion, watching over the boy king.
Tutankhamun was the last leader of the great Pharaoh Dynasty. He was young when he died. According to some people, his death was a murder. In the year 1922, his tomb was exposed by Howard Carter, an Archaeologist. After 80 years, he was taken for the CT scan to solve the mystery of his life and death through a forensic reconstruction.
His father or grandfather, Amenhotep III, was a very powerful Pharaoh ruler over a period of 40 years. Moreover, his son, Amenhotep IV, succeeded him and initiated the strangest period in the history of Egypt. His name changed to Akhenaten which means servant of Athens. He changed the religious capital from Thebes to Amarna. Later he attacked Amun, a god, ruined his images and shut his temples. Another mysterious ruler thrived him who died very soon. Tutankhamun sat on the power and ruled for 9 years.
When Tut’s mummified body was found, he had lots of gold and wealth. Carter got him after so many years. After conducting the research on the treasures, he planned to examine his 3 nested boxes. Many parts of the treasure in the tomb were already misplaced.
His tomb was found rock-cut, 26 feet under the ground, which also had some wall paintings. It reveals that he was suppressed in the months of March or April. One of the coffin put Carter into trouble. The gums used to paste Tut to the lowest of the solid gold. Coffin was toughening enough that made it impossible to displace. He put the box in the sun for numerous hours so that the resins lose up but that didn’t work.
At last, he removed the adhesive with the chisel and hammer. Carter sensed he didn’t have any other choice than cutting the mummy from limb to limb, thieves would have robbed the gold and the treasures. His men first removed the head of the mummy, then they cut off each and every joint. After the process of removing all the body parts, they placed it on the layer of sand. They kept the parts in a wooden box and placed it at the original place.
Later, in January 2009, the body was taken for a CT scan which takes hundreds of X-Rays and generates a 3D image. That night after the scan, the workmen passed his body from the tomb into a box. They went through the ramp and stairs and lifted the body on a hydraulic trailer that was holding the scanner. The scanner suddenly stopped working and the process of the CT scan stopped. After the use of a pair of spare fans, the scan was finally completed. After 3 hours, they transferred his body back to his tomb where his body is now resting in peace.