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The young king likely began construction of a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings and an accompanying mortuary temple, but both were unfinished at the time of his death. Tutankhamun died unexpectedly aged about 18; his health and the cause of his death have been the subject of much debate.
The autopsy suggests the limp was due to a clubfoot, which is a condition that causes a persons foot to turn inward at a severe angle. The 130 walking canes found in his tomb support that claim.
Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today, ruled from about 1332 B.C. until his death in about 1323 B.C. ... Tutankhamun's death at about age 19 may be the cause; if his death was ...
A scene from 1932’s The Mummy, featuring (from left to right) Bramwell Fletcher, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, and Arthur Byron. LMPC - Getty Images
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 ...
Investigations into the death of jKing Tutankhamun. X-rays of Tutankhamun's skull. The medical instrument points to the location of the possible injury at the base of his skull. The cause of Tutankhamun's death was unclear, and was the root of much speculation. In early 2005 the results of a set of CT scans on the mummy were released.
Mummies 317a and 317b are the remains of two infant daughters of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.Their mother, who has been tentatively identified through DNA testing as the mummy KV21A, is presumed to be Ankhesenamun, his only known wife. 317a was born prematurely at 5–6 months' gestation, and 317b was born at or near full term.
Rediscovering King Tutankhamen’s tomb. King Tutankhamen came to the throne at 10 years old and ruled ancient Egypt for nine years, from 1,336 to 1,327 B.C., according to Britannica. He died at ...