Semantics
My family went to see the King Tut exhibit in Ft. Lauderdale the other day and my sister now feels guilty about his stuff traveling the world for people to stare at after these things "were supposed to be left in his tomb for his afterlife." I say that these things were "put in his tomb for his afterlife" and maybe his afterlife is as a world traveler and educator...so his life is fulfilled when random strangers from the future look at his stuff.
posted by Steph @ 9:22 PM
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Tell her that while she has a very valid point that the government of Egypt has to earn revenues to keep looking for more tombs and to preserve what they have already found and this is how they earn that money. Have a wonderful Holiday Season! :)
It doesn't matter!!! They do not need to find more tombs. If they didn't open them in the first place...they wouldn't need to preserve them. Everything is very well protected in the tomb....for 3500 years!!! They need their Shabti to guard them in the afterlife.
Yes...it is fascinating to learn about the Egyptians...but I still feel very badly that they spent years preparing for an afterlife...only for someone to go in and disturb their peace.
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