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Do a little research on King Tut and share it with your classmates. Respond to 2 of your classmates posts.
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Friday, November 19, 2010
King Tut (Blog #13)
Your Assignment:
Do a little research on King Tut and share it with your classmates. Respond to 2 of your classmates posts.
Due: Sunday 11/21/10 by no later than 11:59pm
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The most famous of all the kings found in the Valley of the Kings was Tutankhamun, also known as KingTut. He died in mid-January, 1343 B.C. It is thought that he was murdered by an official because his skull was bashed in and only a person of great importance could get near enough to harm him.
ReplyDeleteHe is so famous because his tomb was in almost perfect condition. His tomb had been robbed once very soon after he was put in, but everything lost was replaced as soon as possible.
The mummy of King Tut was found in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon was a rich man who owned the right to dig in the Valley of the Kings where Tutankhamun was found. Lord Carnarvon was letting Carter dig for a king named Tutankhamun who's name Carter had read on some stone walls. Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon searched for five years for Tutankhamun in the valley of the kings yet they found nothing. Lord Carnarvon was giving up hope after five years, so Carter offered to pay for the workers, and Lord Carnarvon agreed to this. After four days of work under Carter's pay they found the steps leading to the entrance to the tomb. It took Lord Carnarvon two weeks to get from England to the valley of the kings. When Lord Carnarvon got to the scene they began futher excavation.
The first room they came to was a fake and it had a hidden door that led to the main chamber. From the main chamber two rooms split off. There was a storage room and the burial chamber where the mummy was laid. Many people died of the so-called curse on King Tut's tomb but we now know that bacteria sealed in the tomb fed on the food in the tomb and killed the workers when it got in their lungs.
King Tut was one of the most famour found in the Valley of Kings.He died in mid-January.It was thought that he was murdered because his skull was bashed in.He is so famous because his tomb is in such great condition.His tomb was robbed soon after it was put in, but everything that was lost was immediately replaced. The mummy of King Tut was recovered in 1922.
ReplyDeleteKing Tut's real name was Tutankhamun. Which means "Living Image of Aten". He was a Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty,he ruled 1333 BC – 1323 BC. This time period was known as the New Kingdom. In 1922, a discovery by Howard Carter of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb received worldwide press coverage,exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have toured the world. In February 2010,the results of DNA tests confirmed that Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten and his sister/wife, whose name is unknown but whose remains are positively identified as "The Younger Lady."
ReplyDeleteTutankhamun was a young ruler. He died at a young age. The way he died was from his leg being broken, then infected. The infection killed him. How he broke his leg is truly unknown. But most historians believe it was broken from an accident on chariot, or during battle.
ReplyDeleteKing Tut was a pharoah of Egypt long ago. His full name is Tutankhamun. He was a good ruler, and changed many of his father's laws. He had many powerful advisers during his rule. No one is for sure why or how he died, but his body is very well preserved.
ReplyDeletepharaoh in the 18th dynasty. ruled from 1333BC to 1323BC. known as the new king.he married his half sister, Ankhesenepatan, who later changed her name to Ankhesenamun. They had two daughters, both stillborn. died bc of an infection.
ReplyDeleteKing Tut was also known as Tutankhamun. He was a 18th dynasty pharaoh who inherited the throne at a young age. He had a short reign and after he died it was said that he faded into the sands of Egypt. The reason he is so famous is because people found treasure inside his tomb. Unlike other pharaoh's who's tombs were usually robbed by now.
ReplyDeleteLacey, I find it quiet interesting that you found the meaning of his name :)You did an amazing job!!
ReplyDeleteThe most famous of all the kings found in the Valley of the Kings was Tutankhamun, also known as KingTut. He died in mid-January, 1343 B.C. It is thought that he was murdered by an official because his skull was bashed in and only a person of great importance could get near enough to harm him.He is so famous because his tomb was in almost perfect condition. His tomb had been robbed once very soon after he was put in, but everything lost was replaced as soon as possible.
ReplyDeletelacey that was very good information. especially on his sister/ wife.
ReplyDeletekacee i didn't know he waws murdered very ineteresting.
There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. What caused Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate. Major studies have been conducted in an effort to establish the cause of death.
ReplyDeleteAlthough there is some speculation that Tutankhamun was assassinated, the general consensus is that his death was accidental. CT scan taken in 2005 shows that he had badly broken his leg shortly before his death, and that the leg had become infected. DNA analysis conducted in 2010 showed the presence of malaria in his system. It is believed that these two conditions combined led to his death
Grant: I like the copy pasting method, it was very well done. However, next time dont make it so obvious.
ReplyDeleteJosh: where did you get this information, because where I went, it said no one nows how he died.
Grant,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know he died in January, and was murdered. I didn't know his tomb was almost in perfect condition.
Kacee,
I didn't know he was found in the Valleys of Kings. Also, I didn't know his tomb was robbed, and that everything was replaced.
justin i did not know that
ReplyDeleteKing Tut became a pharaoh when he was about nine or ten years old. He reigned from 1361-1352 BC. This was during the eighteenth dynasty. He married when he was about nine or ten years old. His wife was a little older than he was, as research shows she was of child-bearing age. During his short life as a pharaoh he had a happy marriage. King Tut and his wife had no children. He died when he was around eighteen or nineteen years old.
ReplyDeleteTutankhamun was born in 1341 BC, the son of Akhenaten. He ascended to the throne in 1333 BC, at the age of nine, taking the reign name of Tutankhamun.When he became king, he married his half sister, Ankhesenepatan. They had two daughters. There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. What caused Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate. Major studies have been conducted in an effort to establish the cause of death.
ReplyDeleteTanner I think that is very interesting information. I totally agree.
ReplyDeleteGrant, even though I didn't read most of yours I think it's interesting that it was thought that he was murdered because his head was bashed in.
ReplyDeleteLevi, that's weird that his body is well preserved but it is said that his head was bashed in. Maybe they dropped his dead corpse?
Good job tanner on the info and it was all so very true about king tut.I thought you had good info about his life as a king and about the ruler he was.
ReplyDeleteMiss Cassidy!:) I find it interesting that you found the day of his birth! That is very cool!!! Another cool thing is that you said that there was no survival records of King Tut! :) GREAT JOB! =]
ReplyDeleteLevi, i had no idea King Tut had advisers when he was so young. Excelent Job buddy
ReplyDeleteKing Tut, or Tutankhamun, literally means "Living Image of Aten". He took the throne at the young age of nine. He had many advisors that helped him control his emotions. This was necessary because he was a young man in control.
ReplyDeleteKing Tut is most well known now. The reason for this is the elaborate burial he had. Also, his tomb is quite impressive. It is incredible how much art the people of this time put into the burial of famous people.
Grant good job and fast typing I wish I was as fast as you.
ReplyDeletegrant: yours is very long
ReplyDeletelacey: what does "Living Image of Aten" mean?
haden: way to add the gorey end of the spectrum
Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BC, the son of Akhenaten (formerly Amenhotep IV) and one of his sisters.[6] As a prince he was known as Tutankhaten.[7] He ascended to the throne in 1333 BC, at the age of nine, taking the reign name of Tutankhamun. His wet-nurse was a certain woman called Maia, known from her tomb at Saqqara.
ReplyDeleteWhen he became king, he married his half sister, Ankhesenepatan, who later changed her name to Ankhesenamun. They had two daughters, both stillborn.[5]
Cartouches of his birth and throne names are displayed between rampant Sekhmet lioness warrior images (perhaps with his head) crushing enemies of several ethnicities, while Nekhbet flies protectively aboveGiven his age, the king must have had very powerful advisers, presumably including General Horemheb, the Vizier Ay, and Maya the "Overseer of the Treasury". Horemheb records that the king appointed him lord of the land as hereditary prince to maintain law. He also noted his ability to calm the young king when his temper flared.[8]
In his third regnal year, Tutankhamun reversed several changes made during his father's reign. He ended the worship of the god Aten and restored the god Amun to supremacy. The ban on the cult of Amun was lifted and traditional privileges were restored to its priesthood. The capital was moved back to Thebes and the city of Akhenaten abandoned.[9] This is also when he changed his name to Tutankhamun.
As part of his restoration, the king initiated building projects, in particular at Thebes and Karnak, where he dedicated a temple to Amun. Many monuments were erected, and an inscription on his tomb door declares the king had "spent his life in fashioning the images of the gods". The traditional festivals were now celebrated again, including those related to the Apis Bull, Horemakhet and Opet. His restoration stela says:
The country was economically weak and in turmoil following the reign of Akhenaten. Diplomatic relations with other kingdoms had been neglected, and Tutankhamun sought to restore them, in particular with the Mitanni. Evidence of his success is suggested by the gifts from various countries found in his tomb. Despite his efforts for improved relations, battles with Nubians and Asiatics were recorded in his mortuary temple at Thebes. His tomb contained body armour and folding stools appropriate for military campaigns. However, given his youth and physical disabilities, which seemed to require the use of a cane in order to walk, historians speculate that he did not take part personally in these battles.[5][10]
Tutankhamun was slight of build, and was roughly 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall. He had large front incisors and the overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged. He also had a pronounced dolichocephalic (elongated) skull, although it was within normal bounds and highly unlikely to have been pathological. Given the fact that many of the royal depictions of Akhenaten often featured such an elongated head, it is likely an exaggeration of a family trait, rather than a distinct abnormality. The research also showed that the Tutankhamun had "a slightly cleft palate"[11] and possibly a mild case of scoliosis.
There are no surviving records of Tutankhamun's final days. What caused Tutankhamun's death has been the subject of considerable debate. Major studies have been conducted in an effort to establish the cause of death.
Although there is some speculation that Tutankhamun was assassinated, the general consensus is that his death was accidental. CT scan taken in 2005 shows that he had badly broken his leg shortly before his death, and that the leg had become infected. DNA analysis conducted in 2010 showed the presence of malaria in his system. It is believed that these two conditions combined led to his death.
Grant: I think that your comment is very long just like mine. I think that yours is full of information that is very useful for a blog.
Justin: that sounds gory to kill such a young king like that.
Lacy, your post was a bit confusing, what exactly were you talking about? You went from talking about Tut to talking about some lady.
ReplyDeleteGrant, Your explanation is very very exact and precise. Almost as though you copied it exactly down from Wikipedia. But we all know you would never do something like that. ;) This information is very descriptive. Good job. lol. And I totally agree.
Kacee-
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that his death they thought was a murder because of his head bashed in. And i didn't know it was recovered in 1922.
Lacey-
I didn't know Tutankhamun means "Living image of Aten." I didn't know 1333 BC.-1323 BC. was know as the New Kingdom.
Josh: That is not a fact on his death but merely just an idea. Some people think that, but no one is completely certain of the cause of his death
ReplyDeleteBre: I didn't find the name of his half sister/wife. Way to research!
King Tutankhamun was 18 years old when he died. He was born in 1341 BC and died in 1323 BC. He was the son of Akhenaten and unidentified mummy, "The Younger Lady. He took thorne when he was 9 years old. He married his half sister why I Don't Know. His Reign was in 1333to 1324 BC in the 18th Dynasty. He had 2 daughters one of his daughters name was Ankhesenamun who later changed her name to Ankhesenepatan.
ReplyDeleteWow Kacee I didn't know that about King Tut. Thanks for that information on King Tut.
ReplyDeleteBre I disagree with you on his half sisters name because the information I used said that was the name of his first daughter.
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