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Bust of Queen Nefertiti Preserved at the SMB Museum in Berlin.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun Renowned British egyptologist reveals new evidence indicating that The figure of a beautiful and virtuous queen. “Nefertiti”, the stepmother of Tutankhamun. It may have been hidden in a secret room next to the tomb of his son.
Dr. Nicholas Reeves, who initiated the idea several years ago. reveals new clues indicating that Tutankhamun’s tomb was hastily built modified from part of the royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings Causing archaeologists to search for the remains of Queen Nefertiti, whose entrance has been blocked, has not been found to this day.
Even past radar and X-ray scans have not been conclusive. Is there a secret room next to the tomb of Tutankhamun, but the latest Dr. Reeves said traces of a new painting over an old image on the wall of Tutankhamun’s tomb? including traces of hieroglyphic editing (Hieroglyphic) clearly indicates that Nefertiti’s tomb must be located next to each other.
Dr. Reeves claims that the clues are in ancient paintings. On the north wall of Tutankhamun’s tomb It depicts Ay, who succeeded the young pharaoh who died at the age of 19, performing an “open mouth” ceremony on Tutankhamun’s body. It was customary for the new king to bury his ancestors or pharaohs first.
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An ancient painting shows Pharaoh Ay performing an “open mouth” ceremony at Tutankhamun’s funeral.
Letters in an oval frame on top of the picture. It appears that the name of Tutankhamun was modified to belong to Pharaoh Aye by overwriting. As for the image of Pharaoh Aye clad in leopard skin Shows a figure including the chin and nose that are very similar to the statue of Tutankhamun. while the image of Tutankhamun in white Instead, there are lines at the corners of the mouth that resemble the lines that are unique to Nefertiti’s statue.
“Actually This image originally depicted Pharaoh Tutankhamun performing a funeral for his stepmother. but was later modified to become a new pharaoh The funeral is being performed for Tutankhamun instead,” said Dr Reeves.
The reason for this was because the young Pharaoh died suddenly. while his own tomb was still unfinished. Therefore, some parts of the cemetery of the Feast Mother were urgently needed. to be used as a preservation of Tutankhamun’s body instead This can be seen from the appearance of the architecture that is smaller than the general tombs of the pharaohs. It also looked more like a royal tomb.
Moreover, precious things for Pharaoh’s use in the Hereafter. It still looks like it has been arranged in a hurry until it’s crowded and disorganized. The paintings on the walls are moldy. This indicates that the paint used was not completely dry while the body was packed and the cemetery was closed.
However, Dr. Reeves’ ideas today are still just assumptions. While most Egyptian archaeologists disagreed with the idea, due to lack of scientific evidence And if there really is a secret room, it should be where Tutankhamun’s real mother’s remains are stored.