King Tutankhamen: The Mysterious Pharaoh of Egypt King Tutankhamen was not an important pharaoh, or a successful one. However, he is the most famous pharaoh, thanks to the incredible and exciting discovery of his tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922 1. The young pharaoh’s tomb may not have been the biggest, most elaborate tomb, but he and his family had at their command the wealth of the greatest period of Egyptian history 2. King Tutankhamen’s fame today is due to his tomb and what was found in it. It was the only Egyptian tomb of a pharaoh with most of its contents intact, found in history 3. King Tutankhamen was born over 3,000 years ago. No exact date is known 4. Tutankhamen was believed to be born in Malkata, a place in Southern, Egypt 5. To this day the true parentage of Tutankhamen is unknown 6. Most historians believe that Tutankhamen is the son of the old pharaoh, Amenhotep III and his chief wife Queen Tiye7. Because his parentage remains a mystery, it is very possible that he could even be the blood of a common town’s person 8. King Tutankhamen, only nine years old, was crowned as pharaoh in 1336 BC in Memphis 9. He was still a child when he was pharaoh and thus King Tut still carried out normal childhood ev
tut
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 
)
od events while he was pharaoh. King Tutankhamen began school at four years of age as did other well-born Egyptian children. He learned to read and write. King Tutankhamen was a very good writer and a great quantity of scribal equipment was found placed in his tomb 10. He was a good pupil and graduated with honors 11. As a pharaoh, King Tutankhamen had a great diet. The contents of his tomb reflected a diet of breads and cakes made of barley and wheat, seasoned with spices and sweetened with honey. Dates, figs, grapes, almonds, and fruit of palm were considered desserts. He possibly could have snacked on watermelon seeds; eleven baskets were found when his tomb was excavated. he drank wine at mostly every me
Some topics in this essay:
Tutankhamun, Ancient Egypt, A Very Good Writer, Pharaoh, Akhenaten, History Of Egypt, Ay, Smenkhkare, Valley Of The Kings, Lord Carnarvon,
2408 
10 
PROFESSIONAL ESSAYS:
Waste in Government Spending
.... They do serve to permit the fiscally unsophisticated to tut tut, and they do permit the morally righteous to display their superiority over the rest of us. .... (2489 
10 
)
US Wespon System Procurement Policy
.... They do serve to permit the fiscally unsophisticated to tut tut, and to provide self serving politicians with opportunities to pontificate. .... (2623 10 )
Ancient Egypt
.... The great "boy" king, Tutankhamen, known as King ...., would come to restore the traditional religious system preceding Akhenaton, but this was not a decision .... (4878 20 )
Changes in Weapons Procurement Policy
.... They do serve to permit the fiscally unsophisticated to tut tut, and to provide self serving politicians with opportunities to pontificate. .... (8640 35 )
Wood Preservation
.... existence. For example, the discovery of King Tut's tomb revealed an enormous amount of information about Ancient Egyptian Society. .... (1386 6 )
Women in Early Eras
.... patriarchal. The wife and queen of King .... is shown in a gold and silver relief, serving her husband (illustration between 76 and 77). .... (1568 6 )
JOIN NOW
SAVED PAPERS
TESTIMONIALS
"This site is so helpful! You have opened my eyes to learning thank you!"
Karen F.
"I liked the information that you gave to me because it helped me do a analytical essay for this short story and i give it a 10/10 =) "
Dave M.
"This website is very helpful and informative and well worth it's money. Thanks!"
Sean R.
"it really helps me get different point of views on some essay subjects."
Steve D.
"This information was helpful and easy to find."
Kris D.