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Tutankhamun and his queen, Ankhesenamun Tutankhamun was born in the reign of Akhenaten, during the Amarna Period of the late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.His original name was Tutankhaten or Tutankhuaten, meaning "living image of Aten", [c] reflecting the shift in ancient Egyptian religion known as Atenism which characterized Akhenaten's reign.
Carter and Carnarvon became internationally famous, [76] and Tutankhamun, formerly unknown to the public, became so familiar as to be given a nickname, "King Tut". [77] Tourists in Luxor abandoned the normal sightseeing itinerary and flocked to the tomb, crowding around the retaining wall that surrounded the pit in which the tomb entrance lay.
The thefts make Tutankhamun's tomb one of the most important sources for understanding tomb robbery and restoration in the New Kingdom, particularly for the early part of that period, when robberies were more opportunistic than the large-scale plundering that took place in the late Twentieth Dynasty. [119]
Some history experts believe that King Tut's infamous tomb may have been intended for someone else equally as famous.
Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and ruled for about a decade c. 1355–1346 BCE. A majority of his reign was devoted to restoring Egyptian culture, including religious and political policies; his predecessor and father Akhenaten had altered many Egyptian cultural aspects during his reign, and one of Tutankhamun's many restoration policies included ...
Aug. 15, 1977: King Tut’s reign in Chicago ends More than 1.3 million people — at a rate of more than 1,000 per hour — viewed the King Tut exhibit while it was in Chicago.
One of the most famous visages in archaeological history, that of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun, ... King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5 ...
He is a key character in Christian Jacq's 1992 book The Tutankhamun Affair. [80] James Patterson and Martin Dugard's 2010 book The Murder of King Tut focuses on Carter's search for King Tut's tomb. [81] He appears as a main character in Muhammad Al-Mansi Qindeel's 2010 novel A Cloudy Day on the West Side. [82]