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The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings.The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.
The following is a list of burials in the Valley of the Kings, in Thebes (modern Luxor, Egypt) and nearby areas. The numbering system was established by John Gardner Wilkinson in 1821. Wilkinson numbered the 21 tombs known to him (some of which had been open since antiquity) according to their location, starting at the entrance to the valley ...
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.
The entry section of the Exhibition displays general information about Tutankhamun's life and death. A life-size model of Tutankhamun's mummy is displayed. The exhibitors claim that it took more than two years to recreate the mummy. X-ray pictures taken from the real mummy helped to make an exact copy.
The discovery is the first of its kind since King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in ... empty and in poor shape after suffering flood damage that took place shortly after King Thutmose II’s death ...
Tutankhamun reigned until 1323. Scientists believe he died from malaria and had a broken leg, possibly from a chariot crash . His cleft palate, curved spine, and club foot showed he likely ...
While working on Tutankhamun's tomb, Burton continued to do photographic work for the Metropolitan Museum's concession at nearby Deir el-Bahari, this taking up much of his time from 1927. [18] He however continued to support Carter until the completion of the Tutankhamun clearance in 1932, [19] the two remaining on good terms. [13]
Thutmose II was an ancestor of Tutankhamun, whose reign is believed to have been from about 1493 to 1479 BC. Tutankhamun's tomb was found by British archaeologists in 1922. First pharaoh's tomb ...