Tutankhamun (alternatively spelled with Tutenkh-‚ -amen‚ -amon) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled ca. 1332 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology)‚ during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as King Tut. His original name‚ Tutankhaten‚ means "Living Image of Aten"‚ while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs‚ the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh‚ because of a scribal custom that placed a
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King Tutankhamun (1343-1325 B.C.) King Tutankhamun lived over 3‚300 years ago during a period known as the New Kingdom. This period of time was called the New Kingdom because it was when the pharaohs united upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital being Memphis near current day Cairo. The reason I chose to write a research paper on King Tut is because he is one of the most well known pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun is most well known only by the discovery of his intact
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infected. To understand King Tutankhamun it is important to understand what preceded him. It is unclear whether Tutankhamen ruled immediately right after his father Akhenaten‚ Some archeologist believe that there was at least two other king pharaohs between Tutankhamen and Akhenaten‚ one of them being Tutankhamen possible mother Nefertiti. But most importantly King Tutankhamun was known for the restoration of the traditional religion and worship of the God Amun. King Tutankhamun was originally named by
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TUTANKHAMUNS TOMB One of the most fascinating tools aiding in the discovery of Ancient Egyptian society was the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Discovered in the early twentieth century by Howard Carter‚ King Tutankhamen’s tomb provided the world with an intake of Egyptian lifestyles. Golden Mask Tutankhamun was a young Egyptian pharaoh and was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a divine being. His social status is clearly seen as a divine being as he had a miraculous golden funeral mask
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Akhenaton‚ who had led the "Amarna Revolution." After his death at age 18‚ he disappeared from history until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. Since then‚ studies of his tomb and remains have revealed much information about his life and times. Tutankhamun was born circa 1341 B.C.E. and given the name Tutankhaten‚ meaning "the living image of Aten." At this time‚ ancient Egypt was going through great social and political upheaval. Tutankhaten’s father had forbidden the worship of many gods in favor
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Tutankhamun has created one of the most memorable stories of history in the ancient Egyptian history. Tutankhamen‚ one of the king of Egypt who had the smallest reign and his death tomb‚ was discovered late in 1922 by a historian Howard Carter. He started his leadership role as the king of Egypt with the name Tutankhaten which is thought to mean “Living Image of the Aten” and he changed it to Tutankhamun when he relocated to Thebes after abandoning Akhenaten. It is believed Tutankhamun was the son
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Significant artefacts found in kings Tuts tomb The wealth of artefacts found in the tomb of Tutankhamun‚ has increased our knowledge of the ancient Egyptian society‚ culture‚ religion and what roles the Pharaohs played in the society. The Tomb of Tutankhamun was described by Howard Carter as being in a state of ‘organised chaos’. It contained around 700 items‚ some for decoration‚ some because they belonged to the king‚ some to tell stories of the king and some for protection and guidance into the
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a unique golden mask that was owned by the pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty known as King Tut. King Tut was a young powerful pharaoh of a family that ruled Egypt. “Although he was just teenager when he died he was one of the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries‚ he was laid to rest laden with gold and was eventually forgotten (Williams).” The mask that was found on Tut when his tomb was discovered is made of inlaid gold with
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supported by animal feet. The Golden Throne is by far the most spectacular of the six chairs found by Howard Carter in the tomb of Tutankhamun. The arm panels of the Throne take the shape of winged uraei surmounted by the double crown of upper and lower Egypt which is regularly associated with the most powerful person in Egypt‚ the Pharaoh. In this case Tutankhamun. The Kings Golden Throne has a strong Political composition as the style was popular for royal chairs of the eighteenth dynasty
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Like all the pharaohs in new kingdom Egypt‚ Tutankhamun was worshipped as a living god. He had immense power and wealth plus great responsibilities‚ including praying to the gods‚ setting out the laws and taxes or controlling the army in Egypt. Also‚ Tutankhamun reinstated the older religion in Egypt. Above all‚ the pharaoh had to maintain harmony and order and hold the regions of upper and Lower Egypt together. Any pharaoh in new kingdom Egypt had to do many rituals since he was basically Egypt’s
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