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[[in red]] Tut ank Hamman [[/in red]]
just as interesting. Very vivid colors on entirely white walls. Seems the cleanest and best preserved tomb I have seen thus far. Made photos of Tut ank Hamman entrance and neighborhood.
Then another tomb even more fresh and recent looking than preceding. That king had died of smallpocks. Saw his [[red underline]] mummy in Cairo, [[/red underline]] and his short reign had prevented carving the figures as in other tombs. so the walls were simply smooth white with the designs painted in black ready to guide the carvers chisel [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] with the intention of later elaboration which never occured. All there
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[[in red]] Necropolis City of the death [[/in red]]
tombs are lighted with incandescent electric lamps. 
Then another tomb with the [[red underline]] mummy [[/red underline]] of the owner in a large coffin [[red underline]] under glass. [[/red underline]] In one of the side chamber four mummies of his servants being white instead of black or brown and the hair still on the head. The hair has become rather light in color - a pale reddish brown. (See Baedeker) Then tomb of [[red underline]] Sisti [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] a very hot climb. [[/strikethrough]] Then a very hot climb over these parched hills - afoot. Glad to meet our donkeys on the other side. They took us along some precipitous paths All this is a vast necropolis across the River The City of the Death kings After this last expedition glad to find a simple