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Where are Tutankhamun’s treasures?
August 4h 192 The Ville of the Kings
Sere Tam a sin he Valley ofthe Kis! 1 valley in
the desert with lots of ana and the tombs of deal
Faypian kings in tok ws long time to get ee. and
te all lt very hot when we arrived, but that doesn't
ater ow I's gon to be here
Tr happy oe working with Me Carter Las of youn,
nen wid to work th him nthe Walley of the Kings
but te took me because of my father. My father and Mr
Carter are good trends. They often meet a the museum
ln Caio, My fate works there. Also, Tm a good artist.
An! know a lot about Tutankhamun, 0, Did you
Iino he ws # king when was only ine years ld? But
hue wash't king for very long. He dled winen he was
geen That's only one year ole than me! Why dil he
‘hiethen? Perhaps wecan find the answer when wend his
fon. Me Carter thinks i's dhe Valley of the Kings. He
em ooking fr ive years apo. and he doesnt want 10sion Some people think he's eray, but don't. Neary all
the other la gypaan kings have tomb hee, so why not
Tuan?
‘There are about twenty of us, men en boys, working
Fare inthe valley. Perhaps lean make fends later but or
‘now Fm going to wrt this lary and my dary canbe my
friend. There aren't any shops of cinemas here, Tee
Something todo in the evenings. And perhaps one day
pope ae going to want to read my diay. Why? Wel,
pethaps we're going to find Tutankhamun tomb, or @
ferent kings tombs or some new treasures. Egyptian
tombs have ts of tesuresin them, yo know gol and
Jewels. Dut thleves took tsasures fom many of the
tombs in the past. And there are tomb thieves in ayo
today; to, Peope come from all ove the wordt look fae
sol and jewels: When they nd a tomb, they takai the
treasure home tothe countries. think thats wey bad
Fm happy to say Me Carer is motte He says Feypton
treasures most stay In Egypt. think he’s right
But our work's not going tobe eas. Mr Carter has oy
‘one year now to nd Tutankhamun's tm He's gota ich
{ren Lord Carnarvon, and he gives Mr Carter money to
help with our work Lord Carnarvon likes Egypt fot and
hheloves old Egyptian teases He's it tof them nis
home nFngland. Butter giving Mr Carter mony for fre
yrs he must be caefl, Not ong ago he calle Mr Carter
to England and to him. ‘Only one more year loking for