Ancient Egyptian Tomb Robbers and Traps

Never found.

It seems that only workers

and poor people stole things, but some

scribes, embalmers, preists,

even pharohs stole things from

tombs.

The gangs had up to 10 people

and after they stole the treasures

they would either hide them or, if

the object was made of metal, they

would melt it into something small

like a coin.

Unlike most ancient civilizations

death sentances were rare in

Anicient Egypt, but the punishment

for tomb robbing was death by burning

or by impalment.

The Great Pyramid of Giza does not have the phaoroh's mummy, treasure, or a treasure chamber.

Some people say that the body was robbed, but others say that perhaps there never was a body in the Great pyramid of giza. Some also say that perhaps the Pyramid recorded history and some of the future. If you want to know more about the pyramid recording history, go to the two bottom sites on our bibliography (there are two parts, they're listed in order.)

http://www.ehow.com/info_8338318_curses-ancient-egyptian-tombs.html

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Abbott Papyrus

Bibliography

http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A581294

Where's the body?

http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-tombs/tomb-robbers.htm

by:

1st Tomb Robbery

An Doan

THE ABBOTT PAPYRUS

http://indigo.ie/~marrya/robbers.html

Matthew Shannon

Ancient Egyptian Tomb Robbers and Traps

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_abbott_papyrus.aspx

Rachel Shapin

SUMMARY

http://www.europa.com/~edge/pyramid.html

The 1st recorded tomb robbery

was during the reign of Rameses

IX.

Egyptians set several traps to kill tomb robbers.

http://www.europa.com/~edge/giza.html

Tomb robberies were punishable by torture and/or a painful death.

The abbott papyrus recorrded all of the tomb robberies.

The first known tomb robbery took place during the reign of Ramses IX.

The Great Pyramid of Giza does not have any treasure or mummies.

In the reign of Ramses IX, there were several reports of tomb robberies around the Nile River. The Abbott Papyrus recorded the investigations in the robberies. Both royal and non royal tombs

were robbed, but it turns out only one royal tomb was robbed. It was a scandal made by the mayor of Western Thebes to get the mayor of Eastern Thebes.

Who did it?

Types of Traps

Paweraa,

The nomarch,

or mayor, of

Western Thebes .

Charge

Curses:

Tomb Robbers

Sometimes, curses were written or spoken above tombs by priests. Curses usually condemned someone to a terrible fate or happening in life or the afterlife.

Money!

Falling Rocks:

Falling rocks were often placed above entranceways. These heavy rocks were triggered by ropes or wires.

Scarab Beetle

boulder

Gangs

Poison Powder:

The Egyptians were advanced in the field of medicine. When tombs were disturbed, possibly fatal "magic" powders were released into the air.

Punishment for tomb robbers

Hidden Holes:

Hidden holes led to deep holes below the tomb. Hidden holes would have probably had a cover over them that was easily disturbed. False wells, another kind of trap, worked simmilarly to hidden holes.

Pit

Head Wires:

Head wires were placed at neck level, and were designed to decapitate anyone who walked past