Tutankhamun was a pharaoh of Egypt who ruled from 1334 BC to 1325 BC. He became pharaoh at age 9 after his father Akhenaten's death. In 1922, English archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings, containing over 3,000 treasures intended to help him in the afterlife. The discovery of the boy king's tomb sparked widespread interest in ancient Egypt.

1. Tutankhamun

2. Introduction
• The term pharaoh was the title given to an ancient Egyptian
kings, such as Tutankhamun. An ancient Egyptian king, or
pharaoh, was considered to be a living god and worshipped as
a divine being. The pharaoh was an absolute ruler of Egypt
and both the political and religious leader.
• Tutankhamun also known as King Tut
• Tutankhamun was first known as Tutankhaten, meaning
"Living Image of Aten"
• In the third year of his rule he changed his name to
Tutankhamun, meaning "Living Image of Amun"

3. Life
• Egyptian Period / Kingdom: New Kingdom
• Dynasty: Tutankhamun ruled in the Eighteenth Egyptian
Dynasty
• Name of Previous Pharaoh: Akhenaten 1351 BC -1337 BC
• Years of Rule: 1334 BC -1325 BC
• Life span of Pharaoh Tutankhamun: 1343 BC - 1325 BC
• Year of born of Tutankhamun: 1343 BC
• Year of Death of Tutankhamun: 1325 BC
• Location of the Burial Site: Valley of the Kings
• Name of Egyptologist who discovered the burial site, or tomb,
of Tutankhamun: Howard Carter

4. Family tree
• Family of Tutankhamun
– Father of Tutankhamun: His father was Akhenaten, the
pervious king
– Mother of Tutankhamun: His mother was believed to be
Kiya
– Stepmother: Nefertiti, wife of his father Akhanaten and
daughter of Ay
– Tutankhamun Wife: was Ankhesenpaaten (Ankhesenamun
and Ankhesenamen), his half sister
– Children: he had two daughters were still born and were
concealed with Tutankhamun

5. The Death of A Pharaoh
• There is no positive evidence on Tutankhamun's
mummy as to how he met his death.
• During an x-ray of the mummy in 1968, scientists
found bone fragments in Tut's skull, prompting a
sensational theory that the boy king had been by
a heavy impact to death.
• Another recent theory is that King Tutankhamun
wasn't murdered after all, but died from a broken
leg. According to National Geographic

6. The Mummies Curse
– The curse of
Tutankhamen is a
legend. Trouble
started after
discovering the tomb
because it was said
that the tomb was
protected with magic
power

7. Pictures for Tutankhamun

8. Tutankhamun achievements and
popularity
• There was a conflict between archaeologists
about Tutankhamun achievements; they broke
into two group’s the first group mention in
specific details Tutankhamun achievements;
and the second group said he was famous for
his golden tomb ONLY.

9. The fist group of archaeologist
• He built things at Karnack and Luxor.
• At Luxor he continued the construction of the entrance colonnades of Amenhotep
III's temple. (The famous picture of Luxor where you see all the pillars is the
entrance is colonnade that Tutankhamen mostly started, decorated and finished.)
• He richly beautifies the temples with images of Amun, Amunet, and Khonsu.
• Even more statues and sphinxes characterize Tutankhamen himself.
• A small temple in Nubia.
• A pair of granite lions.
• He restored the religion of the Old Gods to Egypt and reopened closed temples of
all the Gods that had been forbidden.
• He restored the names of Amun, and other proscribed gods that Akhenaten had
removed.
• He repaired the ruined temples that Akhenaten had wrecked.
• He moved the capital to Memphis
• He began construction of his tomb near that of Amenhotep III"s.

10. The second Group of archaeologist
• Because Tutankhamun died at such a young age, his major
accomplishments are considered next to nothing. He did not
build any great pyramids or fall responsible for any of Egypt’s
turmoil. He is most well-known for his tomb, which was
discovered in 1922. His tomb and the discovery are the most
famous because of the fact that it had remained virtually
untouched since it was closed

11. Tutankhamun tomb

12. Important questions
• When and where was Tutankhamun born?
Tutankhamun was probably born at Akhetaten(Tel el-Amarna) which was the capital
city of Egypt. He was born in about the year 1343 BC.
• At what age did Tutankhamun become a Pharaoh?
He became pharaoh at the young age of nine in 1334 BC and reigned during the 18th
Dynasty when the Egyptian Empire was at its height. He reigned from about 1334 to
1325 BC.
• When was Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered?
The tomb of Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun was discovered on November 4, 1922 by
English archaeologist Howard Carter.
• Who was Howard Carter?
Howard Carter was born in 1874 in Norfolk, England. His father named Samuel Carter
was an artist who taught Howard Carter the fundamentals of drawing and painting.
• How did Howard Carter know where to look?
Several finds made in the Valley of the Kings over the years led Howard Carter to
believe that the king was still somewhere in the Valley.

13. • Where and who concealed Tutankhamun?
• He was concealed in a hastily prepared tomb in the Valley of the Kings at
Thebes, the traditional burial place of his ancestors. The person
responsible for his burial, and shown on one of the walls in Tutankhamun's
tomb, was Ay who succeeded him on the Egyptian throne.
• What did they find inside the Tomb?
The small tomb contained hundreds of objects (now housed in the Egyptian
Museum in Cairo); many richly decorated and covered in gold that would be
needed by the king in his afterlife.
• Tutankhamun's Treasures
• Over 3,000 treasures were placed in the tomb to help Tutankhamen in his
afterlife, and the walls of the burial chamber were painted with scenes of
his voyage to the afterworld.

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