Temple of the Cat - Ramp with Mummies in Alcoves
After using the 2 switches in the ROOMS WITH PRESSURE-PAD DOORS & MUMMIES, you'll return to the ROOM WITH TIERED LEDGES AND RUNNING CAT MOTIFS through a passageway in the ceiling, shown in the previous section. Climb the ledges to the southwest corner room (to the left of the barred archway) to find the door you just opened.
Enter and pick up the Uzi ammo (40) from the pedestal. (This will be the the UZIS themselves if you don't already have them.)
The gold door here isn't open yet. There are 8 mummies (22-29) in the alcoves flanking the ramp. They animate when you reach various points in the room (details below). Take your time exploring, keep your ears open for their telltale groaning, and you won't have to fight more than two at once. You can pick up the goodies on the ledges near the mummies now if you like. Doing so won't cause them to wake up. There are 2 sets of Uzi clips (41-42) on the left side...
...and 2 sets of Uzi clips (43-44) plus a small medi pack (45) on the right.
Here's one possible sequence for animating the first 7 mummies and destroying them with pistols without taking any damage: Head down the ramp to the sandy area and take the left path. The first mummy (22) awakens. Climb onto the first flat, sandy block on the left, and the mummy will not be able to reach Lara.
You can then jump over to the sand pile in the middle for a better firing angle. If the mummy runs off, you may need to hop down to get its attention and then climb back to safety.
When you approach the large medi pack (46) in the back left (southeast) corner, 2 more mummies (23-24) animate.
Jump back to the first safe block...
...then the sand pile, and shoot them.
The next 2 mummies (25-26) awaken when you approach the Uzi ammo (47) in the back right (southwest) corner. They can't reach Lara here, but you also can't see them very well. So you'll probably want to return to the sand pile to shoot at them. (Avoid the area near the switch for now, though, or more mummies will awaken.)
For the next 2 mummies (27-28), approach the switch on the west wall from the left side. When you flip the switch, the gold door at the top of the ramp opens, and the 6th mummy (27) awakens. As you then run to the stone block beneath the tan archway, the 7th mummy (28) animates.
Pull up onto the block and kill both mummies from there. (Or jump back to the sand pile if you need a better angle.)
Return to the top of the ramp, past the eighth mummy (29), which still hasn't moved. Pick up all the items lying in front of the mummy alcoves if you didn't do so before. Then proceed through the gold door...
...into an anteroom with an ornate chair on a pedestal. The gold door opposite the entrance is still closed. Go through the doorway on the right and start up the stairs, but watch your back.
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