Something Unearthly About King Tut

     Ever since I was a kid, I always loved learning things about ancient Egypt, and I would love to visit there sometime in my life. I think how mighty their civilization way back then was super impressive. Their religious beliefs are very fascinating, and the thought of their pharaohs being actual gods was something that was interesting to me. I am so glad that our past presidents of the United States aren't gods because I would probably be very agnostic, lol. Anyway, I'm not here to write a blog about my political views because to be honest, I'm not a very political person. I read up at election times and try my best to pick people I think will be a good fit. Any who, moving on.

    I loved the art and hieroglyphics are fascinating, and the way they used gold and jewels were second to none. However, I read something so cool and interesting. I always liked learning about King Tut because of the fact that he was a kid and the treasures inside his tomb were so neat. Well, I was reading a historical book I bought at a museum I bought last year, and I just had to share it.

    When King Tut's tomb was discovered, and they went over his mummified remains, he was holding a dagger in his hands. It was the only piece of treasure found on his body. When tested, they found elements that don't exist on this planet. Scientists have used technology, and while King Tut was alive, there was a meteorite that crashed into the sands of the Egyptian desert. Slaves were sent to see the crashed meteorite, and they brought back samples and that they were super strong and hard to work with. King Tut believed that since he was a pharaoh, and therefore a god, the meteorite came from the heavens (outer space of course), and that it was his to use as he saw fit, and he turned it into a dagger. 

    Now, I don't know everything about Egyptian history, I do own a really neat Book of the Dead book with the original writing, translations and meanings which I am slowly working my way through, but I think that it's pretty dang cool about that meteorite, and how King Tut had a weapon and protection from something he felt was from the gods, and as a person who believes in God, I can appreciate the sentiment and belief system from ancient Egypt. Here is a picture of the dagger...

    

    Anyway, I just thought it was a super neat story, and it's so amazing how much about this earth, it's inhabitants, crashed minerals from outer space, and history. Even when we learn something great about something, there might be an extra little tidbit that makes that fact or truth even cooler and more interesting. That's how I felt about reading the article. I wanted to share it with as many people are interested to learn about it.

    Well, that's all for me this time. I hope you are happy and safe. I hope you liked this short little post about something awesome that I learned. Talk to you soon.