--- title: The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis author: Simeon Netchev source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22325/the-four-intact-pharaoh-burials-of-ancient-egypt/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) updated: 2026-11-06 --- # The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis _Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_ ## Image File [![The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22325.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22325.png) ## Image Caption Ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) royal burials were designed to preserve the [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/)'s body, identity, and status for the afterlife. Coffins, funerary texts, jewelry, weapons, furniture, food, shabtis, and other [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) goods surrounded the deceased with both ritual protection and immense material wealth. That wealth also made royal tombs irresistible targets: most were robbed in antiquity, reused, damaged, or deliberately emptied when royal mummies were moved to safer [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) caches. Against this background, the substantially intact burials of four pharaohs are exceptional: 1. **[Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/) – 18th Dynasty, Valley of the Kings** – discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) KV62 had suffered limited ancient robbery but still preserved the king, his nested coffins, and more than 5,000 funerary objects largely together. 2. **Psusennes I – 21st Dynasty, Tanis** – discovered by Pierre Montet in 1940, his undisturbed burial contained an extraordinary assemblage including a [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) coffin, [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) funerary mask, jewelry, vessels, and other royal equipment. 3. **Amenemope – 21st Dynasty, Tanis** – found within the royal necropolis at Tanis, his burial preserved the king together with his coffins, funerary mask, jewelry, and substantial burial equipment despite having been relocated in antiquity. 4. **Shoshenq II – 22nd Dynasty, Tanis** – discovered in 1939 within the tomb complex of Psusennes I, his intact burial contained a distinctive silver falcon-headed coffin, gold mask, jewelry, and other funerary objects. Together, these rare burials preserve something most Egyptian royal tombs cannot: the ruler and a major funerary assemblage still associated in their archaeological context. Spanning more than a millennium, from the [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/) to the [Third Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/), they provide exceptional evidence for changing ideas of royal identity, burial practice, craftsmanship, wealth, and the protection of the dead in ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## About the Author Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past. - [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/) ## Cite This Work ### APA Netchev, S. (2026, November 06). The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Netchev, Simeon. "The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 06, 2026. . ### MLA Netchev, Simeon. "The Four Intact Pharaoh Burials of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun and the Royal Treasures of Tanis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Nov 2026, . ## License & Copyright Submitted by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/ "User Page: Simeon Netchev"), published on 06 November 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.