A royal tomb during the 18th Dynasty was usually ornately decorated. However, due to his unexpected death, this was not the case for Tutankhamun's tomb. They had to use an existing tomb for his burial place and they had very little time to prepare it.Only the burial chamber itself was beautifully decorated with paintings. The marvelous wall paintings can still be seen inside the burial chamber during a tour of Tutankhamun's tomb. The walls were painted yellow, which is a sign of immortality, and they showed the following scenes:Figures on the north wall were painted in the distinctive style of Akhenaten's reign where the people are drawn with short legs, big stomachs, and they have large almond shaped eyes. Also on the north wall it shows the king's funeral. His coffin is placed in a large model boat with goddesses Isis & Nephthys looking on protectively. This is then staged across the sand towards the afterlife.On the south wall, the scenes show the king wearing the white wig. In front of him, Hathor offers the sign of life (ankh) to Tutankhamun's nose, and behind him, Anubis places a hand on the king's shoulder. Behind Anubis is Isis, who is welcoming him into the netherworld.There are three more scenes on the north wall. The first shows Ay (king's advisor, who became king after Tutankhamun died) wearing the blue crown, showing that he is heir to the throne.The next scene shows the goddess Nut welcoming pharaoh Tutankhamun into the realm of the dead.The last scene in the burial chamber shows Tutankhamun standing before Osiris. Behind him stands a figure with raised arms on his head, between which is a bull, giving Tutankhamun's Horus name 'The strong bull'.The western wall is the most important as it faces the direction of the setting sun & the netherworld. The scene on here presents 'what is the netherworld'. The scarab god Khepri (rising sun) is shown on a solar boat with two figures of Osiris (god of the dead) beside him. Before him stands Maat (goddess of truth & cosmic order) and Horus (god of kingship). Below this is a grid with 12 sections, each showing a baboon. This represents the 12 hours of night. The Pharaoh traveled with the sun god through all of the 12 hours on a journey full of dangers. At the final destination he is re-born with the sun at dawn.On our King Tut tomb tour, tourists can view the pharaoh's mummy in one of the side chambers.Do not be afraid of the curse of pharaoh Tutankhamun! When in the Valley of the Kings you must consider the tomb of Tutankhamun visit and join a tour of Tutankhamun's tomb. The famous tomb of Tutankhamun cannot be missed during your trip to Egypt!