Ranofer gained access to the tomb by using his knowledge of the area and the habits of the workers. He cleverly waited for the guards to be distracted and then slipped inside through a hidden entrance. His determination to uncover the secrets of the tomb and prove his worth motivated him to take the risk. Once inside, Ranofer was captivated by the treasures and the history that surrounded him.
egyptians painted gods and goddesses on tomb walls.
it looks like a tomb inside with all the furniture and jewelry
All of the writing inside a Pharaoh's tomb would be in hieroglyphics because that was the standard way of writing in Egypt at the time.
Intruders came in the entry and stoled the jewels and gold
I would say that it is not an artifact, even though some of the things inside it are.
a statue
He wedged stones into the tomb opening and all the escapes so they were trapped inside.
He wedged stones into the tomb opening and all the escapes so they were trapped inside.
Ranofer and Heqet go to the tomb of Queen Tuya to retrieve the hidden gold.
Ranofer recognized Gebu and Wenamon's tomb by spotting the signet ring that had both their names engraved on it, which they had lost earlier in the story. This signet ring helped him make the connection to their tomb.
qa-nefer found him in the tomb and thought he was stealing
he finds a golden goblet that was stolen from a tomb that laid in the tomb for 100s of years
because he felt like it
Ranofer explains that he would very much like to be Zau's pupil, but does not have the money. Zau then explains to Ranofer he will charge no fee, but Ranofer replies he cannot because of his apprenticeship with Gebu. Zau tells him to dissolve it. Ranofer explains he cannot. Zau then says: "Son of my old friend, it is clear that I can do nothing for you at the present. You must reshape your life into some other form. When you have done this, come to me again, and I will teach you." (132)
They gave him confidence in trying to stop Gebu and becoming a goldsmith. Also, near the end they guarded the entrance of the tomb or shaft while Ranofer looked for help.
Ranofer worked as an apprentice to a goldsmith in the novel "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. He also eventually finds work assisting a stone cutter in a tomb-building workshop in ancient Egypt.
Gebu punished Ranofer by locking him in a tomb within the house and threatening him with harm if he attempted to escape or tell anyone about his situation. He also forced Ranofer to work even harder at the gold shop to make up for the lost worker, Ibni.