Who was Tut Ankh Amun?
King Tut Ankh Amun was one of the kings of the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom of the Pharaonic period. He was the ruler of Egypt from 1334 till 1325 BC.
Tut Ankh Amun became the king of Egypt when he was only 9 years old. The word “Tut Ankh Amun” in the ancient Egyptian language means “the living incarnation of Amun”, the most important god in ancient Egypt.
Tut Ankh Amun lived in a transitory period of the ancient Egyptian history as he became the ruler of Egypt after Akhenaton who tried to unify the multi gods system in Egypt into the worship of only one god, Aton, the god of Sun.
However, when Akhenaton passed away and Tut Ankh Amun became his successor, the multi gods system became prominent in Egypt once again.
King Tut Ankh Amun became one of the most famous Pharaohs throughout history, not because of any achievements he has done, but because of many other several reasons especially the discovery of his tomb in 1922 and that all the items and the treasures of his tomb were found intact and untouched in contrary to all the other Pharaohs of Egypt.
Another reason behind the world wide fame of the King Tut Ankh Amun was his death in an early age, an incident that many historians find to be strange especially after checking out his mummy and finding out there were some cuts fractures in his skull.
Most of the historians and Egyptologists believe that Tut was the son of Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaton. It is also believed that his ruling period lasted only from 8 to 10 years.
When scientists examined the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun, they found out that he died while he was young as he was less then 20 years old when he passed away and his age was determined later to be 19 years old when he died.
During the ruling period of Tut Ankh Amun, a revolt began in Tell El Amarna, against the former king of Egypt at the time, Akhenaton, who dislocated the capital of Egypt from Thebes to his new city, Akhet Aton which was located near the governorate of Al Minya today.
In 1331 BC, in the third year of the reign of Tut Ankh Amun, the multi gods system became prevailing once again and the capital went back to Thebes again as well.
The Reasons Behind the Death of Tut Ankh Amun
For a very long period of time the reasons behind the death of Tut Ankh Amun was always debatable and many historical theories asserted that he was murdered.
However, when the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun was scanned using the three dimensional CT, the famous Egyptian Egyptologist, Zahi Hawas, announced that there are no evidences whatsoever that prove that Tut Ankh Amun was murdered.
Hawas added that the hole King Tut had in his skull was not due to the fact that he was hit in his head as it was believed in the past, but it was due to the mummification of the king after his death.
Hawas also noted that the fracture that was found in one of the thighs of Tut Ankh Amun was not due any criminal actions but it was because King Tut had a break in his leg before he died.
The final report of the Egyptologists who examined the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun concluded that the reason behind his death was due a blood poisoning that he was exposed to and led to his death.
The Story of the Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun
The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun was discovered in the 4th of November 1922 by the British archeologist that has become world wide famous after this discovery, Howard Carter.
While Carter was doing some excavation works in the tunnel leading to the tomb of Ramses IV in the Valley of the Kings, he noticed that there was a large cellar. Carter went on with his excavation until he entered the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun.
The small burial chamber of Tut Ankh Amun had wonderful portrays telling the story of the death of the king with marvelous colors and decorations.
This discovery was considered among the most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century due to the fact that the mummy of the king Tut Ankh Amun was found instinct and in a fairly good condition with all its wonderful necklaces, rings, sticks, and crowns that are made out of gold and the purest types of wood.
Moreover, Howard Carter was the first person to enter the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun in around 3000 years as the tomb was hidden in the sand of the mountain for centuries.
Carter noticed that there is a wooden box with golden ornaments in the middle of the burial chamber and when he opened this box, he found another similar wooden golden ornamented box. When Carter opened the second box, he found a third box, and at the end Carter was able to find the sarcophagus of the king that was carved to like Tut Ankh Amun.
When Carter opened the sarcophagus, he was able to find the main golden coffin of the king Tut Ankh Amun and the most valuable item in the tomb that still amazes the whole world with its beauty.
Howard Carter had to cut through three golden coffins in order to reach the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun which was carefully rapped in silk cloths. At the end, when Carter was able to take off the whole shroud, he found the mummy in a good condition and he was wearing all his royal necklaces, rings, and his pure golden stick and crown.
The Treasures of Tut Ankh Amun
The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun was discovered almost intact and this was why the items that were found inside the tomb clarified many facts about the religious and the funerary beliefs of ancient Egypt.
The King or the Pharaoh of Egypt was always buried with all his personal belongings including all the items that he used since he was a child like some of his toys.
Moreover, all the other things that the king has used during his like pencils, colors, outfits and clothes, and jewelry that he would use in the afterlife.
Among the most important items of the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun is the only surviving throne chair that dates back to ancient Egypt. There is also chariot that is pulled by horses, and some weapons including swords, daggers, arches, and bayonets.
The most precious items that were found in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun are his golden coffin that weighs more than 110 kilograms of pure gold, his golden mask that is ornamented with precious stones which weighs 11 kilograms, and two other coffins that were made out of wood that is ornamented with gold, and 314 “Shobaty” statues, which were put with the deceased to work in stead of him in the afterlife.
Archeologists were also able to find 32 statues of the king, Tut Ankh Amun and the gods of the afterlife and they were all made out of wood ornamented with gold.
A lot of jewelries were found in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun as well and the collection included 143 golden items ornamented with precious stones with most of them portraying the sun god in his several forms.
A huge collection of alabaster was unearthed and it consists of many containers and vessels in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun. This is besides a lamp that was made of alabaster that was marvelously designed and crafted. This lamp was put with the king in his tomb to be able to find his way in the afterlife.
The collection of jewelry of Tut Ankh Amun is among the most famous and rarest collections of ancient Egypt as it contains many necklaces, earrings, and crowns.
This contains an ornamented pendant made out of gold, silver, garnet, precious stones, turquoise, and white, black, green, red, and blue colored glass. This piece is one of the most beautiful jewelries that were found in the Tut Ankh Amun.
The Importance of the Collection of Tut Ankh Amun
There are many reasons behind the importance of the collection of the King Tut Ankh Amun. The first is that all the belongings of Tut Ankh Amun date back to the 18th dynasty, the most flourishing period of the ancient Egyptian history as Egypt had several commercial and political activities with regions located to the South and the East of the country.
The second reason is that the treasures of Tut Ankh Amun are the most complete Pharaonic treasure that was ever found in history. It consists of more than 385 items that include the marvelous golden mummy cover of Tut Ankh Amun, three golden coffins, and many magnificent items that people from all over the world visit Egypt to view and admire.
King Tut Ankh Amun was one of the kings of the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom of the Pharaonic period. He was the ruler of Egypt from 1334 till 1325 BC.
Tut Ankh Amun became the king of Egypt when he was only 9 years old. The word “Tut Ankh Amun” in the ancient Egyptian language means “the living incarnation of Amun”, the most important god in ancient Egypt.
Tut Ankh Amun lived in a transitory period of the ancient Egyptian history as he became the ruler of Egypt after Akhenaton who tried to unify the multi gods system in Egypt into the worship of only one god, Aton, the god of Sun.
However, when Akhenaton passed away and Tut Ankh Amun became his successor, the multi gods system became prominent in Egypt once again.
King Tut Ankh Amun became one of the most famous Pharaohs throughout history, not because of any achievements he has done, but because of many other several reasons especially the discovery of his tomb in 1922 and that all the items and the treasures of his tomb were found intact and untouched in contrary to all the other Pharaohs of Egypt.
Another reason behind the world wide fame of the King Tut Ankh Amun was his death in an early age, an incident that many historians find to be strange especially after checking out his mummy and finding out there were some cuts fractures in his skull.
Most of the historians and Egyptologists believe that Tut was the son of Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaton. It is also believed that his ruling period lasted only from 8 to 10 years.
When scientists examined the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun, they found out that he died while he was young as he was less then 20 years old when he passed away and his age was determined later to be 19 years old when he died.
During the ruling period of Tut Ankh Amun, a revolt began in Tell El Amarna, against the former king of Egypt at the time, Akhenaton, who dislocated the capital of Egypt from Thebes to his new city, Akhet Aton which was located near the governorate of Al Minya today.
In 1331 BC, in the third year of the reign of Tut Ankh Amun, the multi gods system became prevailing once again and the capital went back to Thebes again as well.
The Reasons Behind the Death of Tut Ankh Amun
For a very long period of time the reasons behind the death of Tut Ankh Amun was always debatable and many historical theories asserted that he was murdered.
However, when the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun was scanned using the three dimensional CT, the famous Egyptian Egyptologist, Zahi Hawas, announced that there are no evidences whatsoever that prove that Tut Ankh Amun was murdered.
Hawas added that the hole King Tut had in his skull was not due to the fact that he was hit in his head as it was believed in the past, but it was due to the mummification of the king after his death.
Hawas also noted that the fracture that was found in one of the thighs of Tut Ankh Amun was not due any criminal actions but it was because King Tut had a break in his leg before he died.
The final report of the Egyptologists who examined the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun concluded that the reason behind his death was due a blood poisoning that he was exposed to and led to his death.
The Story of the Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun
The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun was discovered in the 4th of November 1922 by the British archeologist that has become world wide famous after this discovery, Howard Carter.
While Carter was doing some excavation works in the tunnel leading to the tomb of Ramses IV in the Valley of the Kings, he noticed that there was a large cellar. Carter went on with his excavation until he entered the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun.
The small burial chamber of Tut Ankh Amun had wonderful portrays telling the story of the death of the king with marvelous colors and decorations.
This discovery was considered among the most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century due to the fact that the mummy of the king Tut Ankh Amun was found instinct and in a fairly good condition with all its wonderful necklaces, rings, sticks, and crowns that are made out of gold and the purest types of wood.
Moreover, Howard Carter was the first person to enter the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun in around 3000 years as the tomb was hidden in the sand of the mountain for centuries.
Carter noticed that there is a wooden box with golden ornaments in the middle of the burial chamber and when he opened this box, he found another similar wooden golden ornamented box. When Carter opened the second box, he found a third box, and at the end Carter was able to find the sarcophagus of the king that was carved to like Tut Ankh Amun.
When Carter opened the sarcophagus, he was able to find the main golden coffin of the king Tut Ankh Amun and the most valuable item in the tomb that still amazes the whole world with its beauty.
Howard Carter had to cut through three golden coffins in order to reach the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun which was carefully rapped in silk cloths. At the end, when Carter was able to take off the whole shroud, he found the mummy in a good condition and he was wearing all his royal necklaces, rings, and his pure golden stick and crown.
The Treasures of Tut Ankh Amun
The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun was discovered almost intact and this was why the items that were found inside the tomb clarified many facts about the religious and the funerary beliefs of ancient Egypt.
The King or the Pharaoh of Egypt was always buried with all his personal belongings including all the items that he used since he was a child like some of his toys.
Moreover, all the other things that the king has used during his like pencils, colors, outfits and clothes, and jewelry that he would use in the afterlife.
Among the most important items of the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun is the only surviving throne chair that dates back to ancient Egypt. There is also chariot that is pulled by horses, and some weapons including swords, daggers, arches, and bayonets.
The most precious items that were found in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun are his golden coffin that weighs more than 110 kilograms of pure gold, his golden mask that is ornamented with precious stones which weighs 11 kilograms, and two other coffins that were made out of wood that is ornamented with gold, and 314 “Shobaty” statues, which were put with the deceased to work in stead of him in the afterlife.
Archeologists were also able to find 32 statues of the king, Tut Ankh Amun and the gods of the afterlife and they were all made out of wood ornamented with gold.
A lot of jewelries were found in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun as well and the collection included 143 golden items ornamented with precious stones with most of them portraying the sun god in his several forms.
A huge collection of alabaster was unearthed and it consists of many containers and vessels in the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun. This is besides a lamp that was made of alabaster that was marvelously designed and crafted. This lamp was put with the king in his tomb to be able to find his way in the afterlife.
The collection of jewelry of Tut Ankh Amun is among the most famous and rarest collections of ancient Egypt as it contains many necklaces, earrings, and crowns.
This contains an ornamented pendant made out of gold, silver, garnet, precious stones, turquoise, and white, black, green, red, and blue colored glass. This piece is one of the most beautiful jewelries that were found in the Tut Ankh Amun.
The Importance of the Collection of Tut Ankh Amun
There are many reasons behind the importance of the collection of the King Tut Ankh Amun. The first is that all the belongings of Tut Ankh Amun date back to the 18th dynasty, the most flourishing period of the ancient Egyptian history as Egypt had several commercial and political activities with regions located to the South and the East of the country.
The second reason is that the treasures of Tut Ankh Amun are the most complete Pharaonic treasure that was ever found in history. It consists of more than 385 items that include the marvelous golden mummy cover of Tut Ankh Amun, three golden coffins, and many magnificent items that people from all over the world visit Egypt to view and admire.
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