Dakota Lim, Entrepreneur, Writer, Lives the way of Optimal Health & Beauty
I have been inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
This is the entrance to the valley.
It was surreal to walk on the sands pharaohs walked on.
The air is so dense it traps sounds. There is an odd silence as if walking through the portal of distant echoes into eons of the past.
Howard Carter, British archaeologist, discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in November 1922.
He built a low wall at the entrance of the tomb. Before Carter built the wall there was nothing but level sand.
These are the steps leading down to the entrance of the tomb. The stairway is narrow and dark, unlike this well lit photo.
The tomb is comprised of four chambers:
The Antechamber, The Annex, The Burial Chamber, The Treasury.
The Burial Chamber is surprisingly small.
To get an idea of scale, here are two men in the chamber.
I saw some of the treasures that were removed from the tomb and are housed in the Cairo Museum.
King Tut’s golden coffin was surrounded by 5,000 priceless treasures when it was discovered.
He was buried in three sarcophagi.
As I stood there in the Cairo museum staring in utter disbelief at the exquisite details of the sarcophagi, my chest cramped, frightening me!
My hands shot up over my heart.
Tears were pouring down my cheeks. Puzzling! Shocking!
That is when I experienced for the first time, being moved by beauty so profound my breath was taken away. I literally could not breathe for a few moments.
My heart was shaken by new found awareness of the stratospheric capabilities of humans to create beauty. The artistry within us. Our ability to speak the language of soul.
I am crying now as I write these words to you, I don’t know why. But tears are flowing, Maybe it is because I am grateful to be alive and to know you, a fellow creator, each one of us artists in our own way; even though we have not met.
When we plant a seed, that is an expression of the same energy that created these treasures.
We are pure, unwavering in our intention to do our share and contribute beauty, knowledge, and love.
As I looked upon these treasures I saw the timeline of us.
Us eons ago, now, and us eons into forever.
Game board below.
I did not see the following items but these photos may interest you.
The Egyptian Museum has a drawing that describes the layout of the tomb.
The unbroken seal to the tomb that Carter saw. The rope looked fresh, not at all over three thousand years old!
Carter at the entrance of the tomb.
Carter shown removing the treasures with workers.
The narrow train used to transport the treasures
Howard Carter opening King Tut’s sarcophagus.
Even today, if you take a boat ride you may see people bathing along the Nile.
Across the Nile, there is the spectacular Karnak temple also in Luxor.
That will be another answer for another time.
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