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title: The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun
author: Harry Burton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-09-16
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# The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun

_Authored by Harry Burton_

## Image File

[![The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11049.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11049.jpg)

## Image Caption

Funerary bed from the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/) (r. c. 1336 to c. 1327 BCE), fashioned in the shape of the Celestial Cow as depicted in The [Book of the Heavenly Cow](https://www.worldhistory.org/Book_of_the_Heavenly_Cow/), a text which adorned Tutankhamun's tomb's walls.

Photo by Harry Burton, published in *Tutankhamun tomb photographs: a photographic record in 5 albums containing 490 original photographic prints ; representing the excavations of the tomb of Tutankhamun and its contents. Vol. 2,* c. 1922.

## External Links

- [ANCIENT EGYPT : The Book of the Heavenly Cow](http://www.sofiatopia.org/maat/heavenly_cow.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Burton, H. (2019, August 10). The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/>
### Chicago
Burton, Harry. "The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/>.
### MLA
Burton, Harry. "The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/burton1922bd2/0007/image,info) by **Harry Burton**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 10 August 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.