King Tut's dagger--a blade of meteroritic iron

Kubur · 9th June 2016, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

I was surprised to see the notes suggesting that this dagger may have been forged later and placed in the tomb at later date. I had always thought that the tomb of King Tut was unique in that it was quite undisturbed from its original time of interment.
Interesting notes from David affirming that any intrusion into the tomb was of course to rob, not deposit items and these events were very close to the time of interment.....that makes sense.

I agree it's impossible that people added an object later.
Kharga is also a very famous Egyptian oasis. Maybe the place of origin for this iron, meteroritic or not...
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...90997716300050

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 9th June 2016, 03:56 PM

Jahingir’s Meteor Dagger

Given to him by a loyal tax collector, Mughal Emperor Jahangir had a meteorite forged into a pair of swords and this dagger.

Like his Empire, he saw it as a gift from God. The tax collector said that as his men dug from the meteorite, the ground grew hot and the stone was molten; his men had to wait for it to cool before moving it.

Showing below.....James Sowerby was a noted artist and historian of natural science, even hosting his own museum that had meteorites on display. As a gift for Czar Alexander I, Sowerby had the Cape of Good Hope meteorite forged into a gift for the Emperor. It took years for the Czar to receive the sword, and for a time it was lost.

Both exhibits and detail from http://www.ripleys.com/blog/meteorite-swords/

Ian · 10th June 2016, 09:42 PM

I want to join with Jim and thank everyone for their thoughtful inputs into this discussion and for their expression of diverse opinions that reflect the spectrum of ideas that this dagger has generated since its discovery in the 1920s.

It seems there is much more to be learn about the origins of this dagger, how it was made, and how it ended up in an Egyptian tomb that was undisturbed for more than 3,300 years.

Ian

kronckew · 10th June 2016, 10:51 PM

i stole it from the museum in 2021 after the restoration of the royal family, went back in time with the wayback machine that stewey & brian lent me, to 1921, put the dagger in the tomb and returned home.

and here's a picture of the scarab i took from it to prove i'd been there.

(this is a real egyptian scarab that has been in the great pyramid as well as tut's tomb back in the '80s - really

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9th June 2016, 03:56 PM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Jahingir’s Meteor Dagger Given to him by a loyal tax collector, Mughal Emperor Jahangir had a meteorite forged into a pair of swords and this dagger. Like his Empire, he saw it as a gift from God. The tax collector said that as his men dug from the meteorite, the ground grew hot and the stone was molten; his men had to wait for it to cool before moving it. Showing below.....James Sowerby was a noted artist and historian of natural science, even hosting his own museum that had meteorites on display. As a gift for Czar Alexander I, Sowerby had the Cape of Good Hope meteorite forged into a gift for the Emperor. It took years for the Czar to receive the sword, and for a time it was lost. Both exhibits and detail from http://www.ripleys.com/blog/meteorite-swords/ Attached Images Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 9th June 2016 at 04:08 PM.

10th June 2016, 10:51 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	i stole it from the museum in 2021 after the restoration of the royal family, went back in time with the wayback machine that stewey & brian lent me, to 1921, put the dagger in the tomb and returned home. and here's a picture of the scarab i took from it to prove i'd been there. (this is a real egyptian scarab that has been in the great pyramid as well as tut's tomb back in the '80s - really ) Attached Images

10th June 2016, 09:42 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,524	I want to join with Jim and thank everyone for their thoughtful inputs into this discussion and for their expression of diverse opinions that reflect the spectrum of ideas that this dagger has generated since its discovery in the 1920s. It seems there is much more to be learn about the origins of this dagger, how it was made, and how it ended up in an Egyptian tomb that was undisturbed for more than 3,300 years. Ian