Egypt - Tombs

At the Valley of the Kings, we were told that everybody had a tomb.  The east side of the Nile was for the living.  The west side was for the afterlife.  The Kings had long hallways leading to their final resting place.  These hallways might be ¼ mile long and decorated with carvings and paintings the whole length.  Huge blocks of rock were placed of the mummy and coffin to protect the treasures.  It didn’t work.  Most of the tombs have been robbed.  That is what makes King Tut’s tomb so special – it was intact.  We visited the tombs of Ramseys III and VI.  We did not do Tut’s because we were told it was very small and unimpressive.  All the good stuff is now in the Cairo museum.

 

On the attached picture, you can see the tombs of nobels.  We did not see the tombs of the workers, but we were assured they had them.