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Egypt to display Tutankhamun mummy for first time

Written by DeadGirl
Sunday, 07 October 2007
Tourists to Egypt will be able to see the mummy of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun for the first time in early November, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported on Friday. Secretary General of Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas was quoted as saying that face of the mummy of the child king will also be displayed for the first time to visitors of the king's tomb in the Kings' Valley in Luxor, Upper Egypt, some 700 km south to the Egyptian capital Cairo. Experts have suggested putting the mummy on display in a special glass showcase in his tomb, he added. Tutankhamun's mummy, which had been examined by experts through CAT scanning, was currently kept in a sarcophagus inside the tomb covered by a gilded coffin, according to Hawwas. He added that the tomb, unearthed in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, will be under reconstruction soon as inscriptions need maintenance. Tutankhamun, the king of Egypt's 18th dynasty, ruled the country in 14th century B.C. and died at the age of about 19. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6277261.html

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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