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Unlike the one-layer and two-layer human-shaped wooden coffins covered with gold leaf that I saw before, the three-layer human-shaped coffin used to hold Tutankhamun's mummy, that is, the innermost human-shaped coffin, is completely made of gold. Made of gold.

This golden human-shaped coffin is about 187 centimeters long and weighs about 111 kilograms. The whole body is made of a whole gold plate about three centimeters thick, inlaid with a large number of sapphires and glass, which can be said to be resplendent and radiant!

Like the other two human-shaped coffins, the image of the pharaoh on this golden human-shaped coffin was also sculpted strictly according to the rules of the ancient Egyptian "frontal law".

The so-called positive law is a rule of ancient Egyptian sculpture and painting art, and it is also the most important principle, especially when shaping the image of the pharaoh, it must be strictly followed.

Its specific meaning is that when representing characters, the side of the head, the front of the eyes, the shoulders and the front of the body, and the side below the waist, the picture is divided by horizontal lines, the characters are arranged in an orderly manner, and even animals appear in rows.

Using the above expressive techniques to process the image of the characters is to make the image characteristics of the people more prominent and complete, which is also the embodiment of the pursuit of integrity in Egyptian sculpture and painting.

The pharaoh image of this golden human-shaped coffin is also Osiris, the king of the underworld. He holds a scepter symbolizing the supremacy of the monarchy in his left hand, a flail in his right hand, and crosses his hands in front of his chest.

Two gem badges are engraved on its forehead, one is the snake god, which symbolizes the patron saint of Lower Egypt, and the other is the eagle god, which symbolizes the patron saint of Upper Egypt.

The Nemer crown used to wrap the head and neck and the columnar beard representing the sacred are all made of gold and enamel, which are extremely exquisite and dazzling.

On the pharaoh's legs, reliefs of the goddesses Isis and Nephthys are engraved respectively to protect the dead pharaoh.

In the center and edge of this golden human-shaped coffin, many ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and exquisite patterns are engraved, many of which are extremely vicious curses, used to protect the mummy of Tutankhamun in the coffin.

Under the illumination of the light, this golden human-shaped coffin radiates bright light, which is extremely dazzling, and even sets off the area where this bullet-proof glass showcase is located!

Everyone, including Ye Tian, ​​was completely shocked when they saw this golden human-shaped coffin. They were all dumbfounded, and some even covered their mouths and exclaimed in a low voice.

Zhao Nan and Lin Yu did the same, and immediately exclaimed.

"I'll go! This is too extravagant,

What does it feel like to lie in a 111-kilogram gold coffin? "

Hearing Zhao Nan's words, Ye Tian laughed directly.

"Hahaha"

With his laughter, the rest of the tourists on the scene came to their senses and looked at him one after another.

Several of the tripartite joint exploration team members and archaeologists from Israel quickly flashed a look of surprise in their eyes, then shook their heads and looked at Tutankhamun's golden human-shaped coffin again.

Obviously, they were a little familiar when they heard Ye Tian's laughter, they seemed to have known each other, but when they saw Ye Tian's face, they were very strange, thinking that they had heard it wrong!

After the laughter fell, Ye Tian said in a low voice in Mandarin:

"It is truly a luxury, and Tutankhamun's golden human coffin is one of the greatest and most exquisite gold objects ever found in the world, and is truly priceless.

Through this golden human-shaped coffin, we can see the general situation of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. At that time, the economy was developed and the art was prosperous. It was the most powerful dynasty in the history of ancient Egypt.

The ancient Egyptian art at that time was very developed in gold and silver inlay technology and mask technology, reaching the level that modern people are dumbfounded by, and this human-shaped golden coffin is the evidence.

As for what it feels like to lie in this human-shaped golden coffin, only Tutankhamun knows. Maybe one day Tutankhamun is really resurrected, and it is possible to tell you this feeling! "

Before the words fell, Zhao Nan waved his hands in a hurry and said in a hurry:

"Forget it, I don't want to talk to a mummy that has been dead for more than 3,000 years, even if he is a resurrected ancient Egyptian pharaoh, it's too scary!"

Seeing this guy's performance, Ye Tian and Lin Yu laughed again.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yu pointed to the statues of Isis and Nephthys engraved on the legs of the human-shaped golden coffin and asked:

"Who are these two goddess statues? Why are they engraved here? Is there any special purpose?"

Following the direction of her finger, Ye Tian looked at the two goddess statues, and then explained:

"That is Isis, the goddess of life in ancient Egyptian mythology, and Nephthys, the patron saint of houses and the dead. They are the two fourth-generation gods in the ancient Egyptian mythology system. The other two fourth-generation gods are Osiris and Sai special.

These four ancient Egyptian gods are brothers and sisters of the same father and mother. After growing up, they formed two couples. The eldest son Osiris and the eldest daughter Isis are a pair, and the second son Seth and the second daughter Nephthys. It's a couple! "

Before the words fell, Zhao Nan exclaimed in a low voice.

"Isn't this a marriage between close relatives, or it's okay to have sex, the ancient Egyptians really knew how to play!"

"Hahaha"

Ye Tian laughed directly, Lin Yu's pretty face turned red in an instant, and stretched out his hand to punch Zhao Nan twice, complaining a few words.

After the laughter fell, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Where is this? What's more exciting is yet to come. In fact, the tradition of inbreeding among these ancient Egyptian gods began with the first generation of gods, the sun god Ra!

God Ra has a pair of children, Shu and Tefnut, two second-generation gods. They became a couple. Since then, this tradition has continued, and each generation of gods is a close relative marriage!

The impact of this move on later generations is that in order to maintain the divinity and purity of their blood, the ancient Egyptian pharaohs have always married close relatives of the royal family. This is a typical myth that affects history.

Let’s go back to this golden coffin, Isis and Nephthys are both the sisters of Osiris, and Isis is also the wife of Osiris, who gave birth to Horus, the god of revenge!

Nephthys is the wife of Seth, and Seth is the younger brother of Osiris. At a family banquet, the drunken Osiris had an affair with Nephthys and gave birth to Anubis, the god of death!

Seth killed Osiris, one of the reasons was that Osiris had an affair with Nephthys, whether it was in China or ancient Egypt, it seems that men can't bear the humiliation of being green!

Later, Anubis and Isis teamed up to resurrect Osiris, and when Horus, the god of revenge, grew up, he personally killed his uncle, Seth, to avenge his father!

It can be said that this is a bloody family ethics tragedy, and it can also be said to be a chaos tragedy! The tradition of intermarriage among the pharaohs of ancient Egypt came from this!

This bad habit of intermarriage caused many Egyptian pharaohs to suffer from one or the other, such as physical deformities, mental retardation, etc. Tutankhamun's early death may be related to this!

Because of the close relationship between Isis and Nephthys and Osiris, they are respectively the goddess of life and the patron saint of the dead, so they were engraved on the leg of the statue of Osiris! "

"I'm going! This is too messy! Who dares to imagine such a relationship, it is simply a messy history!"

Zhao Nan exclaimed again, with an exaggerated expression.

"Hahaha"

Ye Tian laughed directly, and Lin Yu also blushed and laughed a few times.

Since the other people at the scene couldn't understand Chinese, they naturally didn't know what they were talking about, and why they laughed.

Those tripartite joint exploration team members, experts and scholars from Israel also didn't have any doubts about Ye Tian because they couldn't understand Chinese.

The few Chinese tourists who were also at the scene understood and laughed in a low voice, because they were all traveling in a group with a tour guide, so they didn't come up to chat with Ye Tian and the others.

Next, Ye Tian continued to visit and appreciate this dazzling golden human-shaped coffin, and introduced to Zhao Nan and the others the other stories hidden behind this golden coffin and the process of discovery.

During this period, he secretly examined the golden human-shaped coffin of Tutankhamun thoroughly, not missing a single corner!

As the coffin containing Tutankhamun's mummy, the dead air condensed on this golden human-shaped coffin is extremely strong, almost substantive, far exceeding other funerary objects in this exhibition hall.

Only the four alabaster jars containing Tutankhamun's internal organs can be compared, and other antique relics are far apart.

Inside and outside this golden coffin, Ye Tian didn't find any secrets, such as the hidden interlayer and so on.

This is also normal. Since the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the early 1920s, Tutankhamun's gold mask and gold coffin are the two most studied antique relics.

For more than a hundred years, these two priceless treasures have been studied thoroughly by experts and scholars from all walks of life, so there are no secrets that are unknown!