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The walls of the pharaoh's tomb are very important in two ways. These ways being that the walls are able to be tested to see how old they are and they have writings explaining Egyptian ways of life.

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Cleopatra herself wrote on papyrus scrolls. Tomb decoraters wrote about her on the walls of tombs.


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What would pharaohs stock their tombs with?

They put all their riches and painted he walls and casket with pictures of what they wanted to have in the afterlife. Ex: servants serving them. They would also include food so they did not starve and priests often brought more every few days.


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to show the tourists which way to the mummy tombs


How would you expect a pharaoh to be drawn on the walls of his tombs?

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