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Why was the sarcophagus placed in the burial chamber before the roof was built?
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It was put in the burial chamber to support the kings tomb, and the passage ways out of the pyramid to the "After Life".
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Why was the kings body placed in a sarcophagus?
To protect it from wild animals or tomb thieves.
What is a sarcophagus used for?
A sarcophagus is an ornamented stone coffin. This type of coffin is common to the burial of royalty in ancient Egypt. Often times a wooden coffin was placed inside the stone one.
What is the name of what you put a mummy in?
The mummy is placed in a ceremonial coffin called a sarcophagus, which is then stored in a tomb. The most important tombs (such as those of the pharaohs) are enclosed inside of pyramids and other grand structures.
What are facts about a sarcophagus?
there are two sarcophaguses were created right after the first person died second fact, they were only used for pharaohs and kings.
What decree did Creon make concerning Eteocles and Polynices?
He said they couldn't be buried Creon decreed regarding the two brothers are; For Eteocles, is to receive a honorable death, with a burial and for Polyneices, he is to receive a dishonorable death where he will be placed in the town and be left for the vultures to eat him. If anyone would bury Polyneices, they will be stoned to death.
Why was the sarcophagus placed in the burial chamber?
The sarcophagus was placed in the burial chamber to house and protect the deceased's body, ensuring its preservation and providing a place for their spirit to reside. It was also believed to serve as a symbol of the deceased's status and importance in the afterlife.
How many tombs are in the Great Pyramid of Giza?
There are three burial chambers - one underground and carved into the bedrock. Then one aboveground originally named the queen's chamber. Finally the king's chamber which held a red granite sarcophagus placed virtually at the centre of the pyramid.
Meaning of sarcophagus?
A sarcophagus is a stone coffin. A coffin is a box like item where dead people are placed for burial.
Stone coffin in which wood coffin was placed?
A sarcophagus!!!! The stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed is a sarcophagus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the movie The Mummy what was placed in the sarcophagus with Imhotep?
Scarabs
What was the name of the glass in which the Snow White was placed?
A sarcophagus.
What is a stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed?
sarcophagus
What is a stone coffin in which wood coffins were placed?
A tomb. One might also think of a sarcophagus, but traditionally the corpse was placed without a wooden casket into the stone sarcophagus.
What is the name of the stone coffin in which wood coffin was placed in?
Sarcophagus
What was a box or structure in which a wooden coffin was placed?
sarcogphas sarcophagus
What is it called when a stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed?
Sarcophagus
What is the stone coffin called that the mummy's case was placed into?
A sarcophagus.
