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Tutankhamun [a] or Tutankhamen [b] (c. 1341 BC – c. 1323 BC), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled c. 1332 – 1323 BC during the late Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.Born Tutankhaten, he was likely a son of Akhenaten, thought to be the KV55 mummy.His mother was identified through DNA testing as The Younger Lady buried in KV35; she was a full sister of her husband.
Nov 11, 2024 · Tutankhamun (flourished 14th century bce) was a king of ancient Egypt (reigned c. 1333–24 bce), known chiefly for his intact tomb, KV 62 (tomb 62), discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. During his reign, powerful advisers restored the traditional Egyptian religion and art, both of which had been set aside by his predecessor Akhenaten, who had led the “Amarna revolution.”
Nov 9, 2009 · King Tutankhamun (Tutankhamen or simply King Tut) ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. Though his rule was notable for reversing the religious reforms of ...
Oct 18, 2022 · King Tutankhamun is one of the most famous rulers who ever lived thanks to the 1922 discovery of the pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.The find stirred the imaginations of millions ...
Apr 1, 2014 · Tutankhamun (also known as Tutankhamen and `King Tut', r. c.1336-c.1327 BCE) is the most famous and instantly recognizable Pharaoh in the modern world. His golden sarcophagus is now a symbol almost synonymous with Egypt.His name means `living image of [the god] Amun'.. He was born in the year 11 of the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (better known as Akhenaten, r. 1353-1336 BCE) c. 1345 BCE and ...
Nov 15, 2022 · King Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was a pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1332 to 1323 B.C. He ascended to the throne of Egypt as a child, when he was eight or nine years old, and was guided by ...
Oct 21, 2022 · Here are ten things to know about the discovery, why it was such a big deal at the time, and why it still matters today. 1. Tut’s tomb was incredibly well concealed. The lighted suburbs of Luxor ...
Apr 10, 2024 · King Tut, called Tutankhaten at birth, was born in ancient Egypt around 1341 B.C. His father, Akhenaten, was a revolutionary pharaoh who tried to focus Egypt's polytheistic religion around the ...
Jan 12, 2024 · King Tutankhamen—or King Tut as he is more commonly known today—was relatively unknown to the world until 1922, when his tomb was discovered by Howard Carter. His tomb contained thousands of artifacts, a sarcophagus containing his mummy, and a now-famous headdress. It took Carter and his team almost ten years to catalog the contents of the ...
The Valley of the Kings in 1922. The tomb of Tutankhamun lies near the central path through the valley, at centre right.. The pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled during the Eighteenth Dynasty, during the New Kingdom.He died c. 1323 BC and was entombed in the Valley of the Kings, near Thebes (modern Luxor), like most New Kingdom rulers. [1] Instead of a full-size royal tomb cut into the slopes of the ...
