The Treasury Room
The treasury room is a small room located off the eastern end of the burial chamber. The room is guarded by a life-size shrine of the jackal-headed god Anubis. Like the annex, it contains some of King Tutankhamun's most valuable treasures and essential tools to carry with him into the afterlife. If you were to enter the tomb, the treasury room would be your final stop.
King Tutankhamun's organs were kept in the treasury room. They were placed inside 4 canopic alabaster jars and protected by a wooden shrine that was heavily gilded in gold. The Egyptian goddesses Selket, Isis, Nepthys, and Neith were painted on each side of the shrine to guard to organs and ward off evil. The treasury room also housed 34 miniature statues of King Tutankhamun. They were placed in black resin shrines that were also gilded in gold. It is suspected that the tiny statues were used during the burial ceremony and then placed in the treasury room to protect.
The last items placed in Tutankhamun's tomb were fourteen large boats. These boats were believed to be used by the king to preform manual labor in the afterlife. The boats were also believed to help transport King Tut through the twelve hours of the night into the afterlife. All of the boats were pointing west when they were originally discovered in 1922.
King Tutankhamun's organs were kept in the treasury room. They were placed inside 4 canopic alabaster jars and protected by a wooden shrine that was heavily gilded in gold. The Egyptian goddesses Selket, Isis, Nepthys, and Neith were painted on each side of the shrine to guard to organs and ward off evil. The treasury room also housed 34 miniature statues of King Tutankhamun. They were placed in black resin shrines that were also gilded in gold. It is suspected that the tiny statues were used during the burial ceremony and then placed in the treasury room to protect.
The last items placed in Tutankhamun's tomb were fourteen large boats. These boats were believed to be used by the king to preform manual labor in the afterlife. The boats were also believed to help transport King Tut through the twelve hours of the night into the afterlife. All of the boats were pointing west when they were originally discovered in 1922.