Pyramids were tombs for pharaohs and were constructed out of mud, clay, and sand. Mummies were people who were mummified after death, including a female pharaoh named Hatshepsut who ruled Egypt as both queen and king 3,500 years ago. King Tut's coffin weighed 3,000 pounds and contained his mummy. Pharaohs were considered gods in ancient Egypt and had control over the empire. Egyptians also believed cats were gods. Higher ranked Egyptians were buried in mastabas, while sphinxes with lion bodies and human heads guarded structures like the Great Sphinx of Giza. Canopic jars held the organs of mummified kings.