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It meant that someone close to
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the proj ect would die within the year.
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Rumors of a curse mattered
little to Carter.
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He hoped his dig would uncover
a tomb like this one
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the tomb of a pharaon
named Ramses the 6th
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who ruled long after King Tut.
:24:20
Carter wanted to find treasure.
:24:23
But if not, something
just as precious.
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Pictures...
:24:29
hieroglyphs that would
reveal priceless knowledge
:24:32
of how the ancients lived
and what they believed.
:24:38
These images are from the
Egyptian Books of the Dead,
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passports to eternity which
were buried with a mummy.
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To help a dead king reach
the afterlife,
:24:55
they supplied answers to
questions he would be asked
:24:59
spells to deflect dangers
along the way.
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But preparation for the afterlife
:25:25
began long before death.
:25:30
In grand temples once supported
:25:32
by these pillars-among
:25:34
the largest places
of worship ever built
:25:37
the living pharaons gave offerings
:25:38
as a way of communicating
:25:40
with the gods in the world beyond
:25:42
and courting their favor.
:25:51
Both immense and colorful,
:25:54
temples like the great structure
called Medinet Habut
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were the settings for
magnificent rituals