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King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle
LiveScience ^ | January 02, 2014 | Owen Jarus

Posted on 01/06/2014 6:58:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv

The pharaoh was buried in Egypt's Valley of the Kings without a heart (or a replacement artifact known as a heart scarab); his penis was mummified erect; and his mummy and coffins were covered in a thick layer of black liquid that appear to have resulted in the boy-king catching fire...

The mummified erect penis and other burial anomalies were not accidents during embalming, Ikram suggests, but rather deliberate attempts to make the king appear as Osiris, the god of the underworld, in as literal a way as possible. The erect penis evokes Osiris' regenerative powers; the black liquid made Tutankhamun's skin color resemble that of Osiris; and the lost heart recalled the story of the god being cut to pieces by his brother Seth and his heart buried.

Making the king appear as Osiris may have helped to undo a religious revolution brought about by Akhenaten, a pharaoh widely believed to be Tutankhamun's father, Ikram said.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; akhenaten; amarna; ancientautopsies; catastrophism; condommadeofstonea; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; kingtut; mummification; napl; newkingdom; osiris; salimaikram; seth; sundial; tutankhamun; tutankhaten; valleyofthekings
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To: al baby

>>> “Well now we know why the piramids look the way they do”

Hah! Egyptologists been scratching their heads for years and along comes as good a theory as any other, LOL.


81 posted on 01/07/2014 2:17:49 AM PST by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: SunkenCiv

A very bright people but without duct tape...


82 posted on 01/07/2014 2:18:36 AM PST by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Titan Magroyne

The three cornerstones of a (pyramidal) civilization:

Duct Tape

WD40

The Crescent Wrench


83 posted on 01/07/2014 2:32:58 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: FreedomPoster
You have to love Amazon - product advice includes:

Novelty beer/soda bottle stopper. Only use Happy Man for intended purposes only.

84 posted on 01/07/2014 3:48:01 AM PST by NCjim (Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.)
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To: cripplecreek

Well what did they expect with this kind of stuff laying around?

85 posted on 01/07/2014 4:57:00 AM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: ottbmare; BenLurkin
You’re terrible!


86 posted on 01/07/2014 5:24:05 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: SunkenCiv

C’mon, Man! The very first dirty joke I can remember hearing at age 8 or so, was about the petrified penis of King Tut.

And now you’re telling me it was true. My God, if the curse is also true I may still be in danger.


87 posted on 01/07/2014 6:57:10 AM PST by wildbill
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To: JoeProBono

See, this proves that the Egyptians were not sub Saharan Africans.

88 posted on 01/07/2014 7:38:14 AM PST by CodeJockey (Christian, Freeper, Tea Party Member, Bitter Clinger, Creepy White Cracker)
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To: dayglored

89 posted on 01/07/2014 8:59:14 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SunkenCiv; Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day; Slings and Arrows

A search of "Tut" and "D|ck" turned this up.

Go figure.

90 posted on 01/07/2014 9:02:37 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro; SunkenCiv; Charles Henrickson
his penis was mummified erect

Yet another aspect that, among the Pharaohs, made Tut ankhamun ....

91 posted on 01/07/2014 11:53:22 AM PST by mikrofon (Separating the man from the boy's...)
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To: GreenAccord

.... to NOT be the guy chosen to be the fluffer and mummy wrapper of the King’s staff and rod.

*****

An episode for “Dirty Jobs”.


92 posted on 01/07/2014 4:53:01 PM PST by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: wildbill

:’)


93 posted on 01/07/2014 5:15:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: maine-iac7

That author’s loony toons. Because he’s not a thinker (or a reader, apparently) he produces a loony “chronology” that loops back on itself like a moebius.


94 posted on 01/07/2014 5:18:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: Fred Nerks

Thanks!


95 posted on 01/07/2014 5:22:54 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: mikrofon

;’)


96 posted on 01/07/2014 5:25:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: bert

Back then they substituted scorpions for pancakes on top of heads.


97 posted on 01/07/2014 5:53:00 PM PST by Redcitizen (Never bring a tank to a Chuck Norris fight.)
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To: martin_fierro

LOL. What a freaking clown!


98 posted on 01/08/2014 10:21:26 AM PST by Constitution Day
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