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According to the book ''Lifestyles of the Pharaohs'', ancient Egyptian kings and queens, known as Pharaohs, were seen as Gods and Goddesses by their subjects.{{Gameref|MED2}}{{Gameref|MED2|The Professor's Lab|quote=Although viewed as Gods and Goddesses a Pharaoh's life was often a short and arduous affair.|author=''Lifestyles of the Pharaohs''}} | According to the book ''Lifestyles of the Pharaohs'', ancient Egyptian kings and queens, known as Pharaohs, were seen as Gods and Goddesses by their subjects.{{Gameref|MED2}}{{Gameref|MED2|The Professor's Lab|quote=Although viewed as Gods and Goddesses a Pharaoh's life was often a short and arduous affair.|author=''Lifestyles of the Pharaohs''}} | ||
The burial chambers in Consort tombs, such as the tomb of | The burial chambers in Consort tombs, such as the [[Kensington, the Tomb|tomb of Princess Kiya]] found in Abu Simbel, housed statues of Gods like [[Anubis]], [[Horus]], and [[Sekhmet]]. They were part of a mechanism that protected the sacrophagus of the buried person.{{Gameref|MED2|Kensington, the Tomb}} | ||
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