Tutankhamun
The
most famous Egyptian pharaoh today
is, King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun.
Tutankhamun is also known as King Tut.
The name "Tutankhamun" is derived
from hieroglyphics which means "Living
Image of Amun." He was an Egyptian
pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, he also was
the son in law of Akhenaton.
Tutankhamun was not a important King, he is
well known because of his tomb,
containing beautiful treasures. King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s tomb was
discovered by an British archaeologists
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in
1922. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun
lived over 3,300 years ago. The period he
lived in was called the New
Kingdom. During this period the Egyptians were
worshipping multiple gods.
Amenhotep had abolished this belief and had
established a new order to
worship the sun god Aten, which then he changed his
name to Akhenaten,
meaning "servant of the Aten." A new religion and capital
was established in
Thebes. His new city was called Akhetaten, meaning "Horizon
of the Aten."
Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti had six daughters, and no one
to be the
next pharaoh. Ankhesenpaaten was one of the daughters of Akhenaten
and
Nefertiti. Ankhesenpaaten married Tutankhamun. After the death of
Akhenaten,
Tutankhamun became the next pharaoh at age 9. Since he became
a pharaoh at such
a young age, he was not able to make decisions. Ay who was
the father of
Nefertiti and Horemheb who was the commander in chief of
the army was in charge.
Tutankhamun was taught many skills when he was
young. He spent most of his years
in the palaces of Akhenaten, he was tutored
in reading and writing. King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun unfortunately died
at the age of 18. There is partial
evidence that King Nebkheperuru
Tutankhamun might have died of an accident
falling off his horse or perhaps
he was murdered. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun
burial arrangements lasted 70
days. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun Tomb was
located in the Valley of the
Kings in Luxar Egypt. Howard Carter and Lord
Carnarvon discovered King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s Tomb, his tomb contained
the most beautiful
treasures. It is said that it was a magnificent collection of
Egyptian
art. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun treasures are displayed in
the
Egyptian Museum in Cairo. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun Tomb
contained more than
5000 items. Although it was robbed at least twice
right after King Nebkheperuru
Tutankhamun was buried, but most of the
kings treasure was still there. The most
beautiful piece found in King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s Tomb is his coffin
made of solid gold. It is 74"
long, 20"wide and 20" high. King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun was shown as
Osiris holding the crook and flail. This
was the traditional symbol that
meant kingship. Another famous item of King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun is
the funerary mask. This also was made of solid gold
and was inlaid with
lapis, lazuli, cornelian, quartz, obsidian, turquoise and
colored glass. King
Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s Tomb contained a set of Canopic
containers. The
calcite Canopic chest that had stoppers in the form of the king.
There
was four canopic coffins for King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun. In addition
to
everything else found in King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s Tomb was the
inlaid
circlet that was found on the kings head. King Nebkheperuru
Tutankhamun’s
outer golden shrine had standing figures dressed in Amarna
style that
represented the four goddesses Isis, Nepthhys, Neit and Selket.
And just inside
the entrance of the king was a figure of Anubis in the form
of a jackal.
Egyptians were probably one of the most important ancient
civilizations of all
time. They were definitely best known for their mummies
and pyramids. The
discovery of King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun was one of the
worlds best
discoveries. This discovery was actually a miracle, the British
archaeologists
were so close to not finding King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s
tomb, but it’s
a good thing they did. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun’s tomb is
absolutely a
remarkable sight and the Kings treasures are so detailed and
beautiful. Its
incredible how the ancient Egyptian did all these things.