100 Things to Find in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb

The ancient Egyptians buried many items with their deceased, for use in the afterlife. Most of the items listed here are funerary goods buried with the deceased, but tombs often had shrines where offerings from the living to the dead would be placed. the items that were placed in tombs with the deceased were believed to possess magical powers by the Egyptians and, in a fantasy setting, this may well be true.

Many of the items will have intrinsic value too from the materials used. Gold was common in the tombs of pharaohs, with many items being either gilt or made from solid gold. Other precious materials, such as silver and gemstones were commonly used. The more important the deceased, the more valuable the contents of the tomb; at the low end goods will be simple tools and items made from wood and pottery whilst at the high end they will be the treasures of a kingdom. Tombs of more important individuals will also have a much higher quantity of items.

A common material used by the Egyptians is faience. Faience, in Egypt, is finely glazed Credits ceramic, which is not actually pottery but Written by Adrian Kennelly made from powdered quartz with a vitreous coating, similar to glass but used like pottery and often with a blue colouration. It may be used as a whole item or Cover and page backgrounds by Lord Sampleincorp fileorated in others as a decorative inlay Zseze Works or bead, especially in jewellery. Published by Azukail Games, a trading Using the Results style of eGDC Ltd To use the table, either roll d100 to Copyright Information generate a random result or select an The contents are copyright © 2016 appropriate one manually. Many of the Azukail Games. All rights reserved. As a results have more than one potential item, purchaser of this product your are whether these be variations made from entitled to print one copy for personal different materials or different types of use. Reproduction, re­selling and items in a more general category. redistribution of this work are strictly and expressly forbidden without written permission from Azukail Games.

Compatibility This product is designed to be system agnostic and usable with any pen and paper fantasy role playing game system. 1. Amulet (Made from different from such as wood and calcite, often materials, such as gold, faience and decorated with religious scenes) carnelian, perhaps with gemstone beads, 14. Canopic Coffins (Similar to both the some with reputed magical powers, some chest and the jars, used to hold the in the form of scarabs or djed pillars) internal organs but in the shape of a 2. Ankh (The hooped cross, often linked small, decorated sarcophagus, perhaps in to deities of the afterlife, may be small or the shape of gods such as Anubis) large, possibly made from precious metal, 15. Canopic Jars (Jars made from especially gold) carved limestone or pottery, originally 3. Armour (Such as shields of different with plain lids, later inscribed and with sizes made from leather with wooden human head lids, possibly of person frames or bronze and body armour made buried, finally with lids in the shape of the from leather straps, possibly including heads of the four sons of Horus, baboon, metal helmets and scale armour for jackal, falcon and human, containing the pharaohs which may also be decorated or internal organs, eventually a separate incorporate precious materials) one for the stomach, the intestines, the 4. Ba Image (An image representing lungs, and the liver) part of the soul, the personality, perhaps 16. Cartouche (An oval­shaped amulet a winged figure, may be as simple as clay bearing the name of the king) or made from precious materials such as 17. Censers (Used to burn incense, in gold) different shapes such as altars, metal 5. Baskets (Simple reed baskets used to cups and half spheres or metal lined store goods or for everyday tasks) bowls, many with handles, more richly 6. Beads (Of different types, such as decorated for more important burials) gemstones, glass and faience) 18. Chairs (Made from wood, may be 7. Beds (Made from wood, typically with carved, painted or gilded) a woven string base, full size, may be 19. Chalice (Decorative drinking vessels fold up for travelling, often gilded in made from materials such as alabaster) tombs of more important people) Sample2 0file. Chariot (Full­sized, of different types 8. Beer (In urns, may have evaporated, such as heavy, light and state, may be especially if they are broken) gilded) 9. Bier (A wooden frame used to carry 21. Chests (Usually wood, may be the body of the deceased, may be gilded) covered with plaster and painted with 10. Boat (Made from wood, full sized, scenes of the deceased, or carved and typically solar barges suitable for river gilt, may contain other funereal goods) use) 22. Clothing (Regular clothing of a 11. Bracelet (From such as solid gold standard appropriate to the deceased's with decorations such as the Eye of Horus stature) and semi­precious stones such as lapis 23. Combs (From simple wood to carved lazuli and obsidian, to chains of beads ivory) and decorated with ankhs) 24. Cosmetic Palette (Primarily made 12. Bread (Either an offering by the from siltstone, originally used to grind living or such as Pat­bread buried with and apply cosmetics but those in tombs the deceased) are probably decorative or ceremonial in 13. Canopic Chest (Originally used to nature, decorated with such as historical hold the internal organs, later replaced and natural scenes) with canopic jars for that purpose and 25. Crook (Or heka, a symbol of Osiris used to hold the jars themselves, made and of pharoanic power symbolising kingship, made from bronze and materials are common) decorated with precious materials, or 37. Games (Predominately the board possibly from wood) game Senet, which became associated 26. Diadem (A type of crown, made from with the journey of the dead, but possibly gold, may have semi­precious gems) others such as Mehen or Hounds and 27. Djed Pillar (A pillar with horizontal Jackals as well) disks believed to be linked to the god 38. Gemstones (Primarily semi­precious, Osiris, perhaps made from precious such as lapis lazuli, carnelian, calcite, materials such as gold) obsidian, feldspar, jasper, malachite, 28. Ear Plugs (A item of jewellery, an turquoise, quartz, pearl and tiger's eye early earring, often made from gold) but also including precious stones such as 29. False Door (Not an object but a wall emeralds) carving or painting that looks like a real 39. Grindstone (Used for grinding grain door, believed to be the gateway between for bread, generally only found in the worlds of the living and the dead, women's tombs) typically found near offering tables) 40. Headrest (Or weres, used to support 30. Figurine (Small figures of the the head of a sleeping person, including deceased as a mummy or of gods, made those at eternal rest, a curved upper from materials such as alabaster, ivory section with a flattened base, often and ebony to solid gold) inscribed with the name of the deceased) 31. Firelighter (Or fire stick, made from 41. Hypocephali (Small disk shaped food and consisting of a base board, bow object, made from such as stuccoed linen and stick) as well as papyrus, wood, clay, bronze 32. Fish (Dried and mummified such as and gold, symbolises the Eye of Ra, perch, catfish and mullet) portraying scenes related to resurrection 33. Flail (Or nekhakha, a symbol of and life after death, as well excerpts from Osiris and of pharoanic power the Book of the Dead, used to magically symbolising fertility of the land, made protect the deceased, usually placed from bronze and decorated with precSampleious un dfileer their head, replaced the cow­ materials, or possibly from wood) amulet) 34. Fruit (Flavoured, dried and 42. Imiut Fetish (Stuffed, headless mummified fruit, such as dates, figs, animal skin, often a bull or a feline, tied melons, grapes, pomegranates and by the tail to a pole which terminates in a plums) lotus bud and is inserted into a stand) 35. Funerary Cone (Made from fired 43. Ka Statue (Carved from wood or mud or clay and placed over the stone, sometimes painted to resemble entrance, from half to two thirds of a foot the deceased, used to provide a resting in length, usually cone shaped but may place for the ka) also be pyramidal, horn­shaped, trumpet­ 44. Khat (Or Afnet, a linen rectangular shaped, double­headed or triple­headed head cloth, often with coloured bands at cones, later with hieroglyphs giving the the base) name of the occupant of the tomb and 45. Knives (Particularly knives made possibly a short prayer) from Egyptian flint, or chert, in a caramel 36. Funerary Mask (Or mysterious colour, possibly with handles made from head, made to resemble the face of the such as ivory) deceased, originally made from plaster 46. Lamps (Oil lamps, made from clay or moulded from the face itself and later perhaps metal, including gold) from wood, for important people precious 47. Linen (May be plain, or perhaps written on) god) 48. Magic Bricks (Usually found in sets 58. Natron (Used during mummification of four placed in niches in the cardinal and in pellet form as offerings in rites to directions, inscribed with defensive spells deceased pharaohs) and each with an amulet placed in a 59. Necklace (Made from such as beads, socket, such as a faience djed pillar, a faience and gold, some representing figure of Anubis, a shabti and a reed) things such as fruit, berries and leaves) 49. Makeup (And cosmetics, such as 60. Nemes (Striped head cloth worn by black kohl, grepond eye paint, henna and pharaohs covering the crown and back of a stain made from red ochre, found in the head as well as the nape of the neck greater quantities in the tombs of the or lower, with two large flaps that hung wealthy, probably in jars) down behind the ears and over the 50. Mannequins (Life­sized effigies of shoulders) the deceased, or a portion of them, made 61. Nemset Vessel (A vase, often with a from wood or plaster covered wood, spout for pouring, used in the Opening of possibly painted) the Mouth ritual) 51. Meat (Flavoured, dried and 62. Netjeri Blade (A adze­like metal mummified, such as goose, pigeon, duck, instrument, with meteoric iron preferred, heron and crane and including beef, goat used in the Opening of the Mouth ritual) and mutton in the tombs of the wealthier) 63. Offering Table (Used to offer food to 52. Menat (A musical instrument closely the deceased, found in a chapel in the connected with the goddess Hathor made tomb or outside of it, inscribed with from a plate of faience, bronze or leather, offering prayers and decorated with often inscribed or bearing depictions of foodstuffs) Hathor and associated deities, worn on 64. Offering Trays (Pottery and the chest or held in the hand like a rattle, terracotta trays, used to offer food in a to which beaded strings were attached) similar manner to the table) 53. Milk (In such as urns, will probably 65. Oils (Such as moringa, balanos, at least have gone off and may welSamplel have c afilestor oil, linseed, sesame, safflower, dried up, unless an offering in the shrine) almond and olive, probably in urns, may 54. Mirror (Usually circular with a small have dried up) handle, made from polished metal such 66. Osiris Bed (A wooden bed in the as bronze or copper, most common in shape of the god, filled with silt and sown female tombs, other types include ankh with barley seeds) shaped mirrors made from gold and inlaid 67. Ostracon (A pottery sherd or with semi­precious stones) limestone flake inscribed with various 55. Models (Wooden or clay models of texts, usually short in nature, or perhaps things such as boats of different types, a picture, often found in offerings made work scenes, such as farmers, carpenters to a tomb's resident by pilgrims) and weavers, and buildings such as 68. Paddle Dolls (Small, stylised female homes, gardens, granaries and butcher figures made from wood, flat and paddle shops, and of animals and furniture) shaped, painted with lines and dots and 56. Mummy Label (Only found in later possibly with hair made from unfired clay periods and on less important mummies, or faience beads on flax fibre, under a a wood or limestone tag with such as the foot in length and a few inches wide) mummy's name, date of burial, home 69. Paddles (Made from wood, full­sized town and age written on them) and used with boats) 57. Naos (A small, portable shrine for a 70. Paintings (Usually on the walls, depicting scenes from the life of the dung beetle, primarily heart scarabs deceased and religious scenes) made from black or dark green stone 71. Papyrus Scrolls (Sometimes lavishly carved with the name of the deceased illustrated, placed within reach of the and part of the Book of the Dead, mummy, bearing such as the Books of pectoral scarabs without inscriptions with the Dead) separate wings sewn to the mummy's 72. Pectoral (Mostly found in tombs of chest and naturalistic scarabs, small pharaohs and the rich, a form of jewellery scarabs with carved bases and a and often made of valuable materials, suspension loop) such as gold decorated with cloisonné 82. Scarab (An actual dung beetle, killed inlays of gemstones, earlier types and mummified and placed in the ear of suspended from a necklace to lie upon the deceased) the breast, later types a form of brooch, 83. Sekhem Sceptre (Ritual sceptre, a decorated with details on the pharaoh or symbol of authority, resembles a flat mythology and culture) paddle on a papyrus­umble handle) 73. Perfumes (In bottles, primarily 84. Seeds (Such as barley and wheat) alabaster but also of blue glass, of scents 85. Serving Dishes (Usually pottery, such as myrrh and cassia with gums and perhaps wood or stone, for food, resins, lily, myrrh and cinnamon, henna, especially offerings) cardamom, cinnamon, myrrh and 86. Shoes (Wooden, possibly more southernwood or simply based on single decorative than practical) fragrances such as myrrh or rose) 87. Servants (Dead, and probably 74. Pesesh­kaf (A fishtail­shaped ritual mummified, servants, intended to act as instrument, made from flint, used in the servants for the owner of the tomb in the Opening of the Mouth ceremony) afterlife, later replaced by ushabti) 75. Pets (Mummified pets of different 88. Sphinx (Statues of sphinxes, from types, from mice to crocodiles) small to large, made from such as wood 76. Pottery (Ceramic, or stone, vessels or stone and possibly gilded or made of of different types, empty for using iSamplen the g ofileld) afterlife or containing items such as food 89. Statues (Large statues of gods, and drink, including dishes) perhaps stone or wood, probably 77. Pyramidion (Capstone of a pyramid decorated, gilded or including precious or obelisk, made from materials such as materials) granite, fine limestone and diorite, 90. Stelae (Stone slabs originally bearing covered in gold or electrum) the name of the deceased, later scenes of 78. Reserve Heads (Also called magical offerings, religious inscriptions and heads and replacement heads, individual accounts of the life of the deceased) life sized heads carved primarily from 91. Stools (Wooden stools, perhaps limestone, possibly carved to resemble carved or gilded) the tomb's owner, sometimes mutilated) 92. Tableware (From pottery plates to 79. Rings (Of different types, early rings those made of more valuable materials, were made of a loop of cord or metal and such as bronze or gold) a bezel, frequently in the shape of a 93. Throne (Only found in tombs of such scarab, that swivelled, often using gold, as pharaohs, typically made from wood some signet rings bearing the pharaoh's but often carved, gold plated and inlaid cartouche) with such as ebony, ivory, glass and 80. Sacred Texts (On papyri scrolls) semi­precious stones, may be decorated 81. Scarab (Amulets in the form of the with scenes as well) 94. Tools (Full sized tools, in some in the afterlife, originally mummiform in tombs those of the deceased's trade, in design but later fashioned as servants those of more important individuals a including tools, vary from plain to works wide selection of tools to be used by their of art, some come with their own tiny servants in the afterlife, made from flint, coffins) bone, iron, copper, wood, ivory and 98. Weapons (Such as bows, maces, bronze, including chisels, axes, sickles, battle axes, clubs, swords and spears, knives and ploughs) early weapons with stone heads and 95. Trumpet (Early trumpet, made from points, later with metal such as bronze, such as silver or bronze) possibly gilded or decorative in nature) 96. Urns (Large pottery or terracotta 99. Wine (Made from grapes, urns containing funerary goods) pomegranates and plums, in urns, may 97. Ushabti (Also called shabti or have evaporated especially if the seal, or shawabti, small figures made from wax, the urn itself, has been broken) clay, wood, stone, glass, glazed 100. Writing Materials (Blank papyri, earthenware, metal or terracotta pots of ink using carbon black or red intended to act as servants for the dead ochre, and split reeds)

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