Tomb

Tomb

A tomb (from Greek: τύμβος - tumbos) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

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    ““But thou, O King, I bid remember me, unwept, unburied,
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