I was wondering...what do you think about the whole king tut thing? I think its pretty mean that they just take the dude, take all his stuff off and put him on display. - he was a person, not some peice of art. I don't know. I just think that if i were a famous dead queen, I would not want to be put on display in front of people. I say just leave him alone. Jeez.
2007-11-04 10:08:28 · 8 answers · asked by ... 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I do agree with most of you. Who say it is really cool that he's on display so we can see him as he was. I think it is pretty cool. && im glad they covered him up. - i think they should just show his face though, whats up with showing his feet? wow. :] thanks for all the responses by the way. :]
2007-11-04 14:20:36 · update #1
It's just a shell of his mortal self. Putting it on display doesn't mean desecrating his body.
Like the first answerer said, this is another life for him. Perhaps not exactly what he had in mind, but nevertheless.
Have you ever been to Egypt, or Greece, seeing ruins and columns that date from three to five thousand years ago. Being able to touch those gives you the shivers, it's a special kind of feeling. You're in touch with something so ancient that had survived all this time, all the wars, natural diseasters and devastation. It's quite majestic.
Putting King Tut on display is in some way similar to that.
Some people will find it fascinating, while to others it will be nothing but a very old corpse.
I suppose each individual should make their mind up on this matter.
2007-11-04 11:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Morgana D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. I was just there on Friday (6/1) (I'm from Atlanta and was visiting Philadelphia for a long weeekend), it was a great exhibit, they did have several King Tut artifacts from his tomb, but he & his sarcophagus were not there. I would advise if you are going to buy tickets ahead of time and to get a tour first thing in the morning. We went in about 9:45am for our 10am tour, there wasn't that many people in our group when we went in & we could actually look at the exhibit. Some of the reviews I read before I went actually said that people were 6 people deep looking at the exhibits. Luckily we didn't have that problem when we went (probably because it was a weekday & because it was before the crowd & school trips got there). It was still a fantastic exhibit & I really enjoyed it. They did have a sarcophagus on display, but it wasn't King Tut's. I hope you go check it out & hope you enjoy the exhibit before it leaves for London.
2016-05-27 08:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I see what you mean, but at the same time there is an interest for seeing the face of someone who lived around 1300 B.C. I mean I myself think it's kinda neat. I mean heck if people what to dig me up 1300 years from now and look at my dead body let'em. I could really care less, I mean lord knows I would have looked better, but if it helps people feel a connection to history and bring alive the past, go for it. I think this will kinda help show people and help many see that the people we talk about and read about in history were real people just like you and I. It allows people to feel closer to history and gain an interest in former cultures and civilizations then I think a lot of positive things can come from it. Most people see history as a bunch of dates and people who were not people really at all but like some super human. This helps to show that they were just people of a time long past. So I think some good can really come from this myself. =)
2007-11-04 10:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Prof. Dave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah, do you know that the whole point of the preservation of the Pharaohs (Mummification) is so that they could live again in the next life?
Well, by putting them on display now, they are living again in a way, in all their splendor.
I agree that we should show respect to them, & i think that that is what happens when people go to see them, i have seen with my own eyes how visitors react when they enter the mummy room in Cairo; i felt such awe of them.
2007-11-04 10:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by 7ala is fluffy ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It sounds kind of gross to put his body parts on display, lol. But we don't really see historical figures as human, especially ancient Egyptian kings. I mean we barely see our celebs and politicians as human, why consider someone who was deemed a god in his day a human?
2007-11-04 11:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Hala was right with her answer. Besides, they at least covered all of him except his face and feet. That's showing some respect.
2007-11-04 12:11:49 · answer #6 · answered by reba_rene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree
but then again we want 2 learn more about him
wouldnt u like ppl 2 know about u n who killed u
i would lik ppl 2 figure out who or what killed me
that way i could rest in peace
2007-11-04 10:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They could of stolen his things and make money off of them instead but they didn't. Wait they did!Ha
2007-11-04 10:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by ASA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋