Why Were Mummified Babies Found in Tutankhamun's Tomb?

In the Egyptian museum, the mummified and fragile bodies of two baby girls are kept in special storage. Archaeologists believe they may have played a role in the burial ceremony of king Tutankhamun.

[i.robles]

What if he just loved his children enough to want to be buried with them? He was a parent. In today's times, parents are still buried with their children if they so choose.

[thes.c.pfoundation]

Imagine dying and then ending up in a museum millenia later

[Proudnerd]

If they were mummified then I think that shows they weren’t just objects, they were loved

[dontletthemtakeourmaymays]

Probably cuz he wanted to “raise” them in the afterlife since he never met them. And he loved them.

[TheMcKenzieHaus]

I know they trying to over analyze, but I really think he just wanted to be buried with the children he didn’t get a chance to raise while he was living then he could be with them in the afterlife. I don’t understand why they can’t be upfront and say a father just wanted to be with his kids. How many parents are buried with their kids who left too soon even in modern times?

[sillygooselol]

Ancient Egypt was one of the only early cultures that thought highly of women

[-KillaWatt-]

The only reason we know of king Tut today is grave robbers never found his tomb. Otherwise he would have been forgotten to history.

[starlight_dreamer]

If I was a mummy I'd be so mad if someone desecrated my tomb and put me somewhere else

[beinghuman]

Imagine the ghost of the mummies around them angry for assuming fake stories about them n their life.. Lol

[alosmoliminrobert]

when the narator said his daughters were mummified and were buried inside his tomb I was like "awhh he loved his daughters.. I think thats why he wanted them to be w him" but then the woman said its bc so that they can protect him in the afterlife and I was like

[peekaboopixie]

Could the reason just be that he loved his daughters and wanted them with him? Not everything has to be a tool or serve a purpose. Makes me wonder how much archaeologists tell us is wrong. Just like every new building, statue, or find must have religious significance. I don't automatically believe it.

[Emilyjaynemaymyatt]

This is actually so heartwarming to think his daughters are really up there with him, protecting him and vice versa. It’s lovely, Egyptian history is so fascinating.

[lumiquartz]

If his daughters are thought to protect him while they’re in the tomb and they’ve all been taken outside of the tomb, then what happens to them in the afterlife? I understand scientific discovery and archaeological research is important, but it’s kinda messed up to know what these traditions are meant for and still have no regard for them. Let the dead rest.

[labelledamedumanor]

These were King Tut's daughters by his 1/2 - sister wife. THAT'S WHY THEY NEVER SURVIVED!

[gggggggggggggggggg]

"Don't worry about your little sister, she's going to a better place"
better place: archive of a european museum

[yoannygv]

imagine chilling in the afterlife w. your father, for your spirit to be taken away and put in a museum.

[laurabryan]

He probably just loved his daughters and wanted them to be with him if his wife died before him he probably would have buried her there too so that they could all be together as a family 💔

[sacred-chan]

"These mummies were little girls"
Me : What the f-
"They were still born"
*oh ok*

[Fannibal]

It's sweet, in a morbid sort of way. The fact that they valued female offspring is also awe inspiring.

[siddharthbhargava]

"Tutankhamun took 5, 000 objects to the afterlife. The more he took, the more chance he had of defeating the demons"
AND demons took those 5, 000 objects after digging the grave.