The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins is being displayed together at the new Grand Egyptian Museum now
by SmallAchiever
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When archaeologists first opened King Tut’s sarcophagus they discovered remnants of hazelnut and chocolate scattered around. They were believed to have been burial gifts from the Pharaoh Rocher..
The moment I write this, 1g of gold is worth $139.54, making the innermost coffin worth $15,405,216 in raw material only.
_Angry British Museum noises_
But what did they do with the mummy? Just leave him in the dirt without the gold?
Do you ever think current leaders from around the world look back in Envy? I mean these dudes were buried in solid gold lmao and praised. I mean being murdered i guess was the outcome of not praising but damn.
Nesting dolls on an epic scale!
The second picture shows four, though?
We know…
Wow. And they just gonna turn me into ashes. Watch the afterlife be like, yahhhhh unless you were eaten by worms and taken in by the earth you cannot move on. Suckers
They could have stopped at 2.
That bejeweled, colourful one is absolutely stunning.
It would be hilarious if the password to their security system is “Louvre”
So if the innermost one was solid gold, where did the mummy go?
He could’ve won a Grammy.
It belongs in a museum!
Oh, no wait. Is ok.
Is the inner coffin really thin? I get that 110kg is a lot in value, but considering the density of gold I’d thought it would be a lot heavier?
Three coffins is??
243 lbs of gold.
That matches AJ’s official weigh-in vs. Jake Paul last night.
This museum better be in Egypt and not England
Worst. Nesting Doll. Ever.