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King Tutankhamun - Essay and Term Paper
Tutankhamun was the 12th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1334-1323 BC and lived in 1341 BC - 1323 BC, during the period known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, meant "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun meant "Living Image of Amun". Tutankhamun began his reign at age 9, a big responsibility for his reign was also assigned to his vizier. Tutankhamun is in modern times the most famous of the Pharaohs, and the only one to have a nickname in popular culture "King Tut".In the year of 1922 Howard Carter made a great discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. This sparked a renewed public interest in Ancient Egypt, which Tutankhamun remains the face of.
Nobody really knows of king Tuts parents. An old inscription calls him the kings son, but it is debated which king is meant. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for eight to ten years, examinations of his mummy show that he was a young adult when he died. He......
Total Word Count: 685
Page Count: 2.7 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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