The discovery of 'precious' by King Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun's famous pharaoh's genitals were discovered after several missing decades. This event could help the king to excel in the world of mummified men.

Photo of the mummy Tutankhamun.( Photo: Discovery )

King Tut's complete mummy was photographed by Harry Burton (1879-1940) in excavation in 1992. But in 1968, the king's "precious" suddenly disappeared when British scientist Ronald Harrison x-ray of a mummy. It is surmised that the part was stolen and sold.

" In fact, it was always there. I found it during a CT scan last year, when the mummy was left. It was lying in the sand next to the body, " said Zahi Hawass, an archaeologist. head of Egypt, said.

At first glance, Burton's pictures show King Tut's "precious" seem "bigger" than ordinary people. But according to mummy expert Eduard Egarter Vigl, pharaoh has medium size.

" Pharaoh's genitals are clearly shown in Burton's picture. Everything is normal in King Tut. The penis is a part of a lot of blood vessels, so it often shrinks when embalmed. In fact, the 'precious' of King Tut was "boldly" raised by the art of embalming , "Egater said.

Meanwhile, the natural embalming of the Oetzi ice sheet on Alpine mountains causes the genitalia of this person to shrink, making the iceman seem to have no trace of men anymore.

King Tut was crowned in 1333 BC when he was 9 years old and died in 1325 BC. He married his stepmother Ankhesenpaaten 13 years old and had two daughters who died prematurely.

MT