The Curse of King Tut: The Once Lost Tomb In Egyptian history, King Tutankhamen (King Tut) was the youngest pharaoh to have ever ruled. He was only nine years of age when he became King and dying at the very young age of eighteen. Little was initially known about him or his family. King Tut was first discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Car-narvon in the Valley of the Kings. When the tomb had been lo-cated, it was very well hidden. King Tut was widely known by the name and yet little was known about him as a pharaoh. As for further knowledge, more was known about his curse then an-ything else. The curse held within King Tut’s tomb was said to say that anyone who disturbed him would die a swift death. The young pharaohs’ name was Tutankhamen, …show more content…
After the opening of the tomb, the city of Cairo had a major power out-age the moment Carnarvon died. Carters canary was eaten by a cobra, and Carnarvon’s dog also died. All these events were blamed on the dis-turbsion of the mummy (Sapet 4). When some-one was working close to the mummy died, it was “the curses” fault. Yet others lived a while longer and died of old age or of natural causes. When the discovery anniversary came around many Egyptians disagreed with moving out artifacts, after pa-pers to move them signed the signer died. The reason the work-ers who died may have died is from the fumes from Tut’s tomb (Pace 82). King Tutankhamun had a short yet successful reign. Unfor-tunately his successors did not want him remembered and delet-ed him from Egyptian history. The importance of his discovery taught us that he was the youngest king to ever rule in Egyp-tian history, how he had died, who his parents were, why he married his half-sister, and that he was a threat to others who wanted to rule because he was so successful and people liked him as a ruler. This finding made the world curious and even now almost a century later it is still one of the most talked about
The Mysterious Murder of King Tutankhamun King Tut was a young, Egyptian pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. There is a lot of mystery and speculation behind the death of the young king. Some believe he was murdered, while others believe he died a natural death. King Tut was very young at the time of his death, and with the great healthcare he had, there is a possibility of him being murdered by someone who was close to him.
Queen Hatshepsut, considered by many to be one of the most successful pharaohs of all time. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II. After his death, she took upon herself the role of pharaoh, thus becoming the first female pharaoh in Egyptian history. She ruled peacefully and played a huge role in increasing trade for Egypt. However, until 2007, no one knew the whereabouts of her body.
History of King Tut I've always held an interest in the history of Egypt and the ever popular pharaohs. Therefore, I took this opportunity to watch a documentary based on King Tutankhamen's lively hood, and what exactly did the artifacts found in his tomb say about his life. This film not only focuses on his tomb, but on ancient Egyptian cities to retell important moments of King Tut's life. The documentary King Tut Unwrapped: Life and Death, directed by Brando Quilici, follows Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and a group of scientists, as they use archeology and forensic science to uncover the mysterious of King Tutankhamen.
King Tut, whose real name is Tutankhamun, was a product of inbreeding. His parents are believed to have been siblings; therefore, he suffered many inherited diseases. According to the video, which was a CT scan that scientists recreated, King Tut had buck teeth, wide hips, and a clubfoot. This information proved that he could not have died riding a chariot, because he could not stand on his own.
This essay will explore some of the commonly held beliefs around how King Tut died. There are many questions that need to be answered when exploring the life and death of King Tutankhamun. However, to consider the famous pharaoh’s death, first it is important to consider his life. According to biography.com, King Tutankhamun was commonly referred to as “King Tut”, the pharaoh of ancient Egypt (History TV, 2018), who began his life in Ancient Egypt in 1341 BC (History TV, 2018). Born
Imagine you are Ankhesenamun of ancient Egypt,your friend and husband just died, then your prince just got murdered trying to marry you. Many people believe that King Tut was murdered and didn’t die of natural causes. That is most likely correct seen that he was only 19 years old when he died. When archaeologists found the body, he had a hemorrhage with a bone fragment in his skull, a broken leg, and a missing front rib cage. This could be from an attack by someone who could always be near the Pharaoh, his chief adviser.
Scientist have found many reasons/ theories of the mysterious disappearance. For example, one theory was he was too young to rule. Although there are variety reasons of how he died, the three possibilities I think could have happened was he got murdered, it was an illness, and he fell off of his chariot in the chariot race. One of my theories of how King Tut died was he was murdered. According to the text, it states, “It is believed that Aye understood the situation that surrounded King tut when he became pharaoh.
A Research work on the 'Mysteries of Tutankhamun and His grave, the Egyptian Boy King' There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. What caused Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate. Major studies have been conducted in an effort to establish the cause of death. There is some evidence, advanced by Harvard microbiologist Ralph Mitchell, that his burial may have been hurried.
The Curse of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb The ancient Egyptians revered their pharaohs as gods. These Pharaohs were carefully mummified upon their death. In order to let the Pharaohs rest in the afterlife, They placed a curse on the entrance of the tomb for intruders. Supposedly on the Outside of King Tutankhamen’s tomb a curse was engraved.
King Tut Pharaohs all had different names, sometimes long or short, weird or semi-normal. Like pharaoh Tutankhamun, Or king Tut for short. King Tut is a very well known Pharaoh by now, but does anyone know his backstory? King tut, Born in 1341 B.C.E., His rule began at 9 years old, but he did not accomplish much as you would expect.
Since Bob Brier’s investigations more research has been carried out concerning Tutankhamon’s death but no evidence for murder has been found. The hole in his skull is most likely the result of the mummification process. Another theory concerning the cause of death is a chariot crash. However, the most plausible theory is that he died due to illness. Research of Zahi Hawass, Albert Zink et al.¹ shows that Tutankhamun had several diseases, including malaria.
Tutankhamun was very different from other pharaohs and was well known around the world. His tomb was discovered carved into cliffs in the middle of modern Egypt. Many people call this area the Valley of Kings due to discoveries of many other tombs (Hawass). Finding King Tutankhamun and his tomb was only the beginning for the researchers who uncovered many mysterious findings. The discovery only made the researchers more curious about Tutankhamun and what happened to the young pharaoh, including his unknown way of death.
King Tut has died a mysterious death. There are three theories I believed that have caused King Tut’s death. One theory was murder, I think he might have been murder by Aye and Horemheb. Another theory was an illness. The third theory was a chariot crash.
King Tut was not a large figure in Ancient Egyptian History for what he did. He tried to restore political problems with neighboring countries, restore old rule, he tried to move the location of the royal court back to the city of Thebes and he even tried to reverse some of the policies his father (King Akhenaten) had set. He also changed his name from Tutankhaten (‘the living image of Aten’) to Tutankhamun
Though Carter was focused on getting inside the rest of the tomb, he noted that the doorway had been sealed three different times. These findings lead Carter to the conclusion that the tomb had been robbed in the past. Carter and other archeologists even noted that king Tut’s tomb was not decorated and did not have many of the grand features of a normal pharaoh’s tomb. Though the tomb was quickly constructed, Carter’s discoveries proved that King Tut’s tomb was the greatest ancient Egyptian tomb ever discovered (“KV62” 1). Carter still had plenty of work to do though, to prove that this was the greatest tomb ever