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Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.

funerary treasures

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funerary treasures- reference is to the fact that the king was buried with numerous things which were no less than treasures as most of the items were made of pure gold.

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अध्याय 3.1: Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues - Working with words [पृष्ठ २९]

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अध्याय 3.1 Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
Working with words | Q 1.04 | पृष्ठ २९

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