Why do Egyptians place gold near their Pharaohs Tomb?
When a pharaoh died in ancient Egypt, the priority was to make sure they got to the afterlife succesfully. For this to be acomplished, the pharaoh had to have everything they needed for the afterlife with them. All of these things were put in the tomb. Tombs usually had around 15 rooms. One of these rooms was used to store the mummy. The rest of the rooms were used to keep all the things the pharaoh would need for the afterlife. These things included Shabtis. Shabtis were small figures carved from stone or wood. They were shaped as people, and were put in the pharaoh’s tomb because it was believed that in the afterlife, the shabtis would come to life and would become the pharaoh’s servants. There would be around 50 – 60 shabtis in a pharaoh’s tomb. Another thing that would be found in a pharaoh’s tomb would be gold. Mountains of gold would be piled up in the tomb so the pharaoh would enjoy himself in the afterlife. The walls and roof of the tomb were covered in pictures of the pharaoh
