Facts about Tutankhamun

Nonetheless, Tutankhamun is, in modern times, one of the most famous of the Pharaohs, and the only one to have a nickname in popular culture ("King Tut").

Tutankhamun was married to Ankhesenpaaten (possibly his sister), and after the re-establishment of the traditional Egyptian religion the couple changed the –aten ending of their names to the –amun ending, becoming Ankhesenamun and Tutankhamun.

A wooden statue head of Queen Tiye, thought to be Tutankhamun's Grandmother, part of the Дgyptisches Museum Berlin collection.

Nebkheperure Tutankhamun (alternately spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amon, Egyptian twt-?n?-??mn; *tuwt-?ankh-yam?n) was a Pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty (ruled 1333 B.C.E.–1324 B.C.E.

Despite the relatively poor condition of the mummy, the Egyptian team found evidence that great care had been given to the body of Tutankhamun during the embalming process.

Allen argues that Akhenaten consciously chose a female co-regent named Neferneferuaten to succeed him rather than Tutankhamun, which is unlikely if the latter was indeed his son.

In Year 3 of Tutankhamun's reign (1331 B.C.E.

In 2005, three teams of scientists (Egyptian, French and American), in partnership with the National Geographic Society, developed a new facial likeness of Tutankhamun.

Tutankhamun seems to have faded from public consciousness in ancient Egypt within a short time after his death, and he remained virtually unknown until the early twentieth century.

Plaster face of a young Amarna-era woman, thought to represent Queen Kiya, the likely mother of Tutankhamun.

The 2005 conclusion by a team of Egyptian scientists, based on the CT scan findings, confirmed that Tutankhamun died of a swift attack of gangrene after breaking his leg.

Some of the treasures in Tutankhamun's tomb are noted for their apparent departure from traditional depictions of the boy king.

The splendors of Tutankhamun's tomb are among the most traveled artifacts in the world.

The 1929 Congress session was held at Lahore.

On his ascension to the throne, Tutankhamun took a praenomen.

Another theory is that Tutankhamun was the son of Smenkhkare and Meritaten.

During Tutankhamun's reign, Akhenaten's Amarna revolution (Atenism) began to be reversed.

Tutankhamun seems to have faded from public consciousness in ancient Egypt within a short time after his death, and he remained virtually unknown until the early twentieth century.

The young pharaoh also adopted the name Tutankhamun, changing it from his birth name Tutankhaten.

Said mummy, according to craniological examinations, bears a striking first-order (father-to-son, brother-to-brother) relationship to Tutankhamun's.

Fragmentary statue thought to represent Ankhesenamun, sister and wife to Tutankhamun, on display at the Brooklyn Museum.