TUTANKHAMUN

TUTANKHAMUN

1. Who Was Tutankhamun?

   • Tutankhamun was a Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten" while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". Ruled from 1332 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology

2. When And Where Did He Lived?

   • He lived in Egypt. He was born in 1341 BC. and died in 1323 BC (At the age of 18) Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten and one of Akhenaten's sisters or one of his cousins. As a prince he was known as Tutankhaten. He ascended to the throne in 1333 BC, at the age of nine or ten, taking the throne name Nebkheperure.

3. Who Discovered His Tomb?

   • In November 4th 1922 Edward Shore And George Herbert they discovered Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb which made people be interestied in Ancient Egypt

4. What Was In Tutankhamun's Treasure

   • There where seven teasures in his tomb
     • A close-up of Tutankhamun's second innermost coffin
     • two calcite lamps
     • The foremost and furthermost gilded wood statuettes
     • Tutankhamun's Canopic Chest
     • Tutankhamun's famous gold funerary mask
     • A pectoral of Tutankhamun
     • The gilded wood Canopic Shrine

5. Why Was The Discovery Of Tutankhamun's Tomb And Treasures So Important

   • Because Tutankhamen's tomb was the only one found with treasures inside. Because people who designed the tombs in pyramids would sell the plans to burglars or go into the tombs themselves and steal all the treasure.
   • It was the only tomb that hadn't been robbed so all the precious things were untouched so historians could learn a lot about ancient Egyptian life

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