5988 Pharaoh ' s Forbidden Ruins 5988 Pharaoh ' s Forbidden Ruins , aka 5988 Temple of Anubis , is a 710 piece Adventurers Egypt set released in 1998 . It includes Johnny Thunder , Dr . Lightning , Pippin Reed , Pharaoh Hotep , Baron Von Barron , Slyboots , a Pharaoh Skeleton , 2 spooky , scary Skeletons and Harry Cane . With 710 pieces this is the largest Egypt set . It contains a large Egyptian Temple , a truck , a balloon and ten minifigures . It was also released as part of 9377 Adventurers Combined Set . Description . The Pharaoh ' s Forbidden Ruins is made up of four separate entities . These are two baseplates , a balloon , and a truck . Lord Sinister ' s truck has six wheels . The front has a license plate . The cabin of the truck , where the minifigures sit has a pressure gauge in the middle of it . Below that part of the truck are two curved parts . The top of the truck is open , and the roof can be raised or lowered . It has a small windscreen on the front . The truck has a chain in front and in the back there are two side fences to ensure the carried load does not fall off . There are two boxes to carry , each containing tools . The balloon is very similar to the balloon in a different set . It is built around an octagonal base , with red diagonal parts forming walls in it . The balloon has a four sandbags , one on each side . It carries a pickaxe in one corner . The top of the balloon is a simple shape . It attaches to a few parts which connect it to the bottom . It is also attached to a burner which is what lifts the balloon into the air . The helium burner has a switch to turn it on an off . On top of the balloon there is also a net . The front of the building is the tallest and largest structure in the set . Through the middle of it there is a passageway into the temple . There are two skeletons on either side and a falling axe trap . On one side of the front ( inside the walls ) there is a sarcophagus with a mummy and sceptre inside . The walls in the centre are not completely sealed , so the skeletons can be moved to reveal entrances into the sides of the structure . In front of the walls , there is a small fire . To the right and left of the passageway there are two large parts with hieroglyphs on them . Over the top of the entrance there are parts with the appearance of teeth and it ' s made to look as if above it is a nose . Above the " nose " there are a pair of transparent red bricks representing eyes . More large parts are included , with hieroglyphs on them to either side . There is a second floor with two trapdoors . Each trapdoor will fall open if a piece is pulled out . One of them is attached to the chain , which is attached to the axe trap . On the back of the structure there is a double - height ladder leading up to the second floor . It leads up to the part of the second floor with two trapdoors between it and a black treasure chest with a bat on it . Hiding the second floor from view from the front are a pair of tan BURP S with a special sloping hieroglyph brick , a mummy image , and two birds on it . In front of the entrance is an obelisk with hieroglyphs on it and a palm tree . There are two more statues of birds on the side of the structure . The other structure is behind the entrance . It is shorter but just as long and wide . It has a spinning door , on one end , which is a skeleton , and when turned around reveals a ruby in a glass case attached to it with a magnet . There is a hieroglyph brick above the door warning that whoever steals the treasure will get the curse of the mummy . Also on top of the door are a pair of birds . Within the room are a pair of crocodile statues , each with a goblet , drink , and inscription on them , and a pair of Anubis statues , each with fire in one hand and a spear in the other . In the centre of the room there is a throne with scorpions as feet . There is a palm tree and two bushes outside the structure . Background . The Pharaoh ' s Forbidden Ruins was the temple where the Legendary Re - Gou Ruby was found by the adventurers . LEGO ' s Description . " Note : This description is taken from the LEGO Catalog . "