By: Ali Abu-Dashish, Taarek Refaat
CAIRO, Feb. 22 (SEE)- Egyptologist Zahi Hawass responded to the Amazon Prime’s new documentary “King Tut: Forgotten Treasure”, which was published in British newspaper Daily Express, that alleged king Tutankhamun's tomb was initially meant for his half-sister Meritaten.
Hawass explained that the tomb was formerly built for Tut's only heir "Ay" and when the young king died suddenly on a hunting trip, "Ay" allowed Tut's body to be buried in his own tomb, which carries the same style of the golden king's tomb.
"There is no evidence that Akhenaten's daughter was buried in the golden Pharaoh's tomb," Hawass added.
If we look at the scenes in both tombs, we will notice that it was done by the same artist, who used the same colors. Both tombstones carry a painting of 12 monkeys, and thus the Valley of the Kings was expressed as the valley of the monkeys.
"All the queens of the Amarna Dynasty were buried in the Western Valley of the Kings in Luxor," he noted.
"Anyone who seeks publicity, speaks of Tutankhamun and the pyramids, like the Museum of Scotland that claims to possess artifacts from the Great Pyramid, which is a big deception," Hawass commented.
He concluded that there is no evidence whatsoever that the tomb of the golden Pharaoh belongs to his sister.
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