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===Tutankhamun=== | ===Tutankhamun=== | ||
* reign: 1333-1323 BC | * reign: 1333-1323 BC | ||
* son | * son of Akhenaten | ||
* minor pharaoh who assumed rule at young age and died at age 18 | * minor pharaoh who assumed rule at young age and died at age 18 | ||
* famous mostly for the fact that his tomb and mummy were found intact & the mystery over his cause of death | * famous mostly for the fact that his tomb and mummy were found intact & the mystery over his cause of death | ||
click EXPAND for details | click EXPAND for details | ||
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** speculation that his death was murder = incorrect | * his name was changed from "Tutankhaten" for "Living Image of Aten" (Akhenaten's god) to "Tutankhamun," meaning "Living Image of Amun," | ||
** Amun being the principle New Kingdom god and separating him from his father's legacy of worshipping Aten | |||
* mother was commonly thought to be Nefertiti = incorrect | |||
** DNA identified a mummy called by archaeologists, "Younger Lady" as his mother | |||
** DNA shows that Younger Lady is a full sister of Akhenaten | |||
* speculation that his death was murder = incorrect | |||
** likely cause was a fatal infection following a broken leg bone | ** likely cause was a fatal infection following a broken leg bone | ||
* his reign marks decline of 18th Dynasty | |||
* | ** he ruled for 9 years, dying at age 18 | ||
* Tutankhamun is famous because of the 1922 discovery of his intact tomb by the Englishman, Howard Carter | * Tutankhamun is famous because of the 1922 discovery of his intact tomb by the Englishman, Howard Carter | ||
** the tomb was untouched with fabulous artifacts and riches, including his mummy | ** the tomb was untouched with fabulous artifacts and riches, including his mummy | ||
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** [http://www.kingtut.org National Geographic website] | ** [http://www.kingtut.org National Geographic website] | ||
** [http://www.life.com/gallery/44501#index/0 Life Magazine images of King Tut Exhibit] | ** [http://www.life.com/gallery/44501#index/0 Life Magazine images of King Tut Exhibit] | ||
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun Tutankhamun (wiki)]] | |||
** [[https://www.smh.com.au/world/riddle-of-king-tut-dna-unlocks-secrets-20100218-oeqr.html Riddle of King Tut: DNA unlocks secrets (Sydney Morning Herald)]] | |||
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