The Golden Funerary Bed of King Tutankhamun — Shaped Like Ammit Inside the Tutankhamun Gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum, one artifact silently dominates the space. This is the golden funerary bed of King Tutankhamun — carved in the terrifying form of Ammit, the mythical creature of ancient Egyptian belief. Ammit was not a decoration. She was the devourer of unworthy souls, the final judgment after the weighing of the heart. And yet… she appears here guarding the king. Covered entirely in gol

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