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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.
Tutankhamun was a king of ancient Egypt known chiefly for his intact tomb, which was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. Having died unexpectedly in his 19th year, he achieved little aside from abandoning Akhetaton for Memphis and foregoing the cult of Aton in favor of restoring the old gods.
Oct 18, 2022 · A close view of the gold funerary mask of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. King Tutankhamun is one of the most famous rulers who ever lived thanks to the 1922 discovery of the pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt ...
Oct 21, 2022 · Tut’s tomb was incredibly well concealed. The lighted suburbs of Luxor sprawl toward the Valley of the Kings. Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, Nat Geo Image Collection. The tomb of Tutankhamun...
Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known, was the last of his dynasty of pharaohs. He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and...
Nov 9, 2009 · Tutankhamun, or simply King Tut, ruled Egypt as pharaoh until his early death. Howard Carter found his tomb intact, setting off a worldwide Egyptology frenzy.
Apr 10, 2024 · Within months of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, the man who financed its excavation — George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon in England — became ill and died. It didn't...
Here at Nat Geo Kids, we love everything Ancient Egypt! Discover five top Tutankhamun facts, one Egypt's most famous Pharaohs, the 'Boy King'...
Apr 3, 2014 · King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh famed for his opulent tomb, discovered intact in 1922, with his mask and mummy in his original sarcophagus. Updated: Jan 13, 2021. Photo: Daniel Berehulak/Getty...
Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) A life-sized mannequin of Tutankhumun, discovered in his tomb © Tutankhamun, the 11th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, was unremarkable, is famous due...
