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Transcription: The room in a pyramid where a mummy was placed is called a burial chamber. Burial chambers were built either within the pyramid or underneath it. Khufu's pyramid has both types of burial chambers. The lower chamber was not used. Khufu was buried in the upper chamber. His mummified body was placed inside a coffin, and the coffin was placed inside a stone box called a sarcophagus. The burial chamber was built chamber was also filled with supplies that the Egyptians believed the pharaoh would need in the afterlife. These supplies included food, furniture, tools, and jewelry. Sometimes the pharaoh ...