The Life and Death of a Pharao

The Life and death of a Pharaoh TUTANKHEM

King Tutankhamen was one of many Pharaohs of Egypt who ruled roughly between 3100 B.C. and 341 B.C. To many he was one of the most famous, however, not the greatest of all pharaohs. Who exactly was this king, whom many referred to as “The Boy King.” In this report I will briefly take a look at who his parents were, the period in which he reigned, and his death.

Looking at the life of King Tut, we find and see that very little or virtually nothing was recorded concerning his life. Most of what has been learned was derived from many of the artifacts found in his tomb. “In fact, practically nothing was known of Tutankhamen, when Howard Carter, the archaeologist, encourage by his findings in the Valley of the Kings, undertook, with Lord Carnarvon’s moral and material support, to find his grave” (Desroches-Noblecourt 16). Mr. Carter discovered this fascinating tomb in November 1922. It took him approximately seven years of hard dedicated and deligent digging and searching before this great discovery was made. However, his diligence gave us a little more information about the possible parents of the

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This seems more than probable; almost certainly Amenophis IV and Smenhkare were brothers, or at least half-brothers. This individual was another of the king’s very close advisors, Commanding General of the King’s army, General Horemheb. However, two examinations to the kings mummified body reveals, an injury or wound had been made to the king’s left cheek

(Examination conducted in 1925) in 1968 via the use of a x-ray machine a fragment of a bone was found inside the king’s skull. The two most important were the

prenomen and the nomen. It is believed that he died at approximately eighteen or nineteen years old (Michael Robinson (http://www. It is highly possible and probable that these could have occurred by being struck upon the head. ” After the second year of his reign, he changed his nomen to Tutankhamen, “Living Image of Amen. Since Tut was a child pharaoh, he did not lead Egypt’s armies, which allowed General Horemheb to build control over the army and he knew if Tut got mature enough he would take control of the army himself. Their dates very in any combination anywhere between 1369 B. At the beginning of his reign, his nomen was Tutankhaten, “Living image of the Aten. But then there lies the question of “Who would do such a thing?” Many believe it had to be someone from the inside who was close to the king.

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