>Archaeologists have revealed the face of King Tut for the first time. It has been more than 3,000 years since one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt died and was buried in his underground tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

According to the press release,

Archeologists carefully lifted the fragile mummy out of a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses, momentarily pulling aside a beige covering to reveal a leathery black body.

The linen was then replaced over Tut’s narrow body so only his face and tiny feet were exposed, and the 19-year-old king, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was moved to a simple glass climate-controlled case to keep it from turning to dust.

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King Tut has become the most famous and the best known pharaoh of Egypt. Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass has done a magnificent job in the restoration of King Tut’s remains.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary