Tutankhamun

With Tutankhamun tomb it was very detailed and packed with many artifacts from the decade. Just like the Qin Shi Huang army, Tutankhamun death mask had extreme detail with such vibrate color, such detail of the two snake heads lunging out of the forehead. A wooden boost of a boy was also found in the tomb with such great…

King Tutankhamun lived more than 3,300 years ago during ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom era. Tutankhamun was born Tutankhaten which means “Living Image of the Aten”, in 1341 B.C. in Egypt. His father was Akhenaten known as the Heretic King and his mother was Nefertiti, who was also his sister. King Tutankhamun was one of the most well-known pharaohs of ancient Egypt. King Tutankhamen began school when he was four year’s old. He learned to read and write. He was a decent student and graduated with…

‘Is it really going to be all mine dad?” asked young Tutankhamun. He was 9 years old at the time. His beautiful gold and brown eyes stared into the distance. His eyeliner, which marked him as prince, made his eyes much sharper than they should have been. His high cheekbones and feminine facial features were not…

The Haremhab as a Scribe of the King is from Dynasty 18, which is correlated with the reign of Tutankhamun or Ay. The place of its origin is probably from Memphis, which dates back to 1336-1323 B.C. It is an interesting sculpture considering the medium is gray granite. Size, color and the material surface texture shows the symbols and artistry appreciated by the Egyptians. As a result of time, the gray granite blends with beige that exhibits the old age of the artwork. The size of this…

I chose Nefertiti because she is one of the most powerful women in ancient history. She was the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, and therefore queen. As most pharaoh's had many wives, only the Great Royal Wife or chief consort was queen. It was the children of the Great Royal Wife whom inherited the throne, as well. She and her husband left a rather large mark on Egyptian history and Culture even changing the religion and capital of Egypt. Transforming the polytheistic religion into a…

about Egypt's past. King Tut was famous for his family, tomb, and curse. King Tut was famous for his rich and powerful family. King Tutankhamun is also known as King Tut. He married his half sister Ankhesenpaten. Both Tut and his wife changed the last part of their names to “amun.” King Tut became pharaoh at 9 years old! Even though the “boy king” had power, Tutankhamun was still supervised by an elder. These are just a few of the interesting facts about King Tut’s family. Howard Carter is most…

for 31 years before Carter had made the discovery of his life, discovering King Tut’s tomb. King Tut had a short but eventful life. When King Tutankhamun became a leader, he was only nine years old! He was not liked by Egypt because his father had totally changed Egypt’s religion. He had changed the religion to just worship just one god. When King Tutankhamun (also known as King Tut) tried to change the religion back to worship many gods. But he did not rule for long. King Tut died at the age of…

that some of King Tutankhamun’s recycled items, including his face mask, likely belonged to her. He also utilizes the painting on the North wall as further proof. This wall has a painting of a sem-priest who carries the characteristics of King Tutankhamun. However, the pharaoh on the wall has an ornamental groove characteristic that is often used to portray Nefertiti, indicating she was the original owner of the tomb. Through this research, Dr. Reeves concludes that the L shaped tomb, the North…

When looking at the three cultures of the Moche, the Qin, and the Egyptians, it is clear to see that these cultures hold a strong belief in the afterlife. As archaeological evidence has shown, many special burials of ancient leaders were buried with artifacts. It was believed that these dead leaders would go on to another life and bring these artifacts with them. The artifacts also served as an indicator of the importance of these leaders. In 1987, grave robbers unearthed a spectacular,…

Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV was the Pharaoh of Egypt in the 18th century. He was married to Nefertiti and had six girls with her. Four of them died at a young age from an unknown disease. However, they are believed to have passed away from a plague that was going around Egypt at the time. He also had a few other wives, but they were unnamed. He ruled Egypt for seventeen years and was known as a rebel king because he made some of the biggest changes in all of Egyptian history.…