The Story of Tutankhamun: Patricia Cleveland-Peck

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For many years, rumors of a " curse of the pharaohs" (probably fueled by newspapers seeking sales at the time of the discovery [149]) persisted, emphasizing the early death of some of those who had entered the tomb. The most prominent was George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, who died on 5 April 1923, five months after the discovery of the first step leading down to the tomb on 4 November 1922. [150]

Leprohon, Ronald J. (2013). The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. SBL Press. ISBN 978-1-58983-736-2. Tutankhamun, colloquially known as King Tut, was the 12th pharaoh of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, in power from approximately 1332 to 1323 B.C.E. Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the story of the most famous boy king, and a world-changing discovery. Text Rationale: A fascinating, up-to-date and superbly well-informed account of Egypt’s most famous Pharaoh. Shaw has done a wonderful job.”—Robert Twigger, author of Red NileBy his third regnal year Tutankhaten had abandoned Akhetaton and moved his residence to Memphis, the administrative capital, near modern Cairo. He changed his name to Tutankhamun and issued a decree restoring the temples, images, personnel, and privileges of the old gods. He also began the protracted process of restoring the sacred shrines of Amon, which had been severely damaged during his father’s rule. No proscription or persecution of the Aton, Akhenaten’s god, was undertaken, and royal vineyards and regiments of the army were still named after the Aton.

Despite King Tutankhamen’s short reign, he has become one of Egypt’s most famous pharaohs. This is because of all the golden treasures that were found in his tomb. His tomb was not plundered like most ancient tombs. It had remained mostly intact. King Tutankhamen remains one of Egypt’s biggest tourist attraction still to this day. Rossi, Renzo. Tutankhamun. Cincinnati (Ohio) 2007 ISBN 978-0-7153-2763-0, a work all illustrated and coloured. Gad, Yehia (2020). "Maternal and paternal lineages in King Tutankhamun's family". Guardian of Ancient Egypt: Essays in Honor of Zahi Hawass. Czech Institute of Egyptology. pp.497–518. ISBN 978-80-7308-979-5. Because Tutankhaten was just nine years old when he assumed power in 1332 B.C.E., the first years of his reign were probably controlled by an elder known as Ay, who bore the title of Vizier.A hundred years ago, the discovery of ‘King Tut’s Tomb’ set the world on fire. All things Egyptian became the rage, impacting architecture, fashion, design, and even the movies.

Clayton, Peter A. (2006). Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28628-9. OCLC 869729880. Tutankhamun was slight of build, and roughly 167cm (5ft 6in) tall. [81] [82] CT investigations of Tutankhamun's skull revealed an excellent condition of his dentition. He had large front incisors and an overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged. [83] Analysis of the clothing found in his tomb, particularly the dimensions of his loincloths and belts indicates that he had a narrow waist and rounded hips. [84] In attempts to explain both his unusual depiction in art and his early death it has been theorised that Tutankhamun had gynecomastia, [85] Marfan syndrome, Wilson–Turner X-linked intellectual disability syndrome, Fröhlich syndrome ( adiposogenital dystrophy), Klinefelter syndrome, [86] androgen insensitivity syndrome, aromatase excess syndrome in conjunction with sagittal craniosynostosis syndrome, Antley–Bixler syndrome or one of its variants. [87] It has also been suggested that he had inherited temporal lobe epilepsy in a bid to explain the religiosity of his great-grandfather Thutmose IV and father Akhenaten and their early deaths. [88] However, caution has been urged in this diagnosis. [89] Toby A.H. Wilkinson (11 September 2002). Early Dynastic Egypt. Routledge. p.172. ISBN 978-1-134-66420-7.Shaw does not finish his book at the death of Tutankhamun but goes on to describe ancient Egypt after his death and the following destruction of his name and image by his successors. Then, he moves thousands of years into the future to the incredible discovery of the tomb and the mummy. I loved reading about the steps involved not only in the initial discovery and why it took so long to be found, but also the arduous and somewhat destructive process it was cataloguing and emptying the tomb.