King Tut

Boy King

Family Tree

Father: Akhenaten (aka Amenhotep IV)Mother: Kiya? (Minor wife of Akhenaten)“Stepmother”: Nefertiti

Wife: Ankhesenamun (daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti)Children: 2 children – both died at or before birth

Grandfather: Amenhotep III

Grandmother: Tiye

Basic Facts • Ruled from 1361 – 1352 BC• Name can be spelled as Tutankhamen,

Tutankhamun, or Tutankhamon• 8 or 9 years old when he took the throne• Became Pharaoh sometime after his

father died• Married Ankhesenamen since his advisors

thought he would appear wiser and older • Health was poor entire life

Typical Day for King Tut as Pharaoh• Meeting with the Ambassadors• People would bring him gifts• 3 hour worship ceremony at the temple• Meeting with Uncle Ay and Horemheb• Formal dinner where he would see his

wife.

Abandoned the Amarna Revolution• About 2 years after taking the throne both

changed their names• Tutankhaten (“Living image of Aten”) –

Tutankhamen• Ankhesenpaaten to Ankhesenamun• Reopened temples and moved to Thebes

• Believed in the Egyptian gods

Death and Tomb• He died when he was 19 years old. The reason is still

unknown. Scientists are still testing and researching this question.• He was not known for his accomplishments as a pharaoh but for his age and the treasures found in his tomb.• His mummy was placed in three coffins. Inner liner was made of solid gold.

• Buried in the Valley of the Kings.

• Tomb was found in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.• His death mask is the best-known work of art from Ancient Egypt.• Carnelian was the reddish stone used in his death

mask.• Weighs 24 lbs and is 21 inches tall by 15 inches

wide.• Gold was to show he was a pharaoh and because

gold will not tarnish or deteriorate. • Value of the death mask is priceless.