For the first time in over a century, a royal Egyptian tomb has been uncovered ... Fifty full years after King Tut’s tomb was discovered, the fascination was still so strong that comedian ...

“It is equally possible there could be some entirely unknown king,” said Wegner, who is also curator of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian section. “We don’t think we have all of (the Abydos ...

In Egyptian mythology, Horus awakens Osiris so ... Indeed, Tutankhamun’s mummified remains were themselves symbolic. “The king was being shown as Osiris, more so than was usual in royal ...

When King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922, some believed the Egyptian pharaoh unleashed a powerful curse upon all who dared to disturb his eternal slumber. If you can only name one Egyptian ...

They ruled over the land, collected taxes from the people, enforced the law and led the Egyptian army against invaders. Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known, was the last of his dynasty of ...

The exhibit will use video mapping and animation to tell the story of King Tut’s passage into the afterlife and detail the Amduat Egyptian funerary text depicted on the tombs of pharaohs.

“It is equally possible there could be some entirely unknown king,” said Wegner, who is also curator of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian section. “We don’t think we have all of (the Abydos kings) names — ...