King Tut

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

were found in his tomb. They were decorated with ebony, ivory, silver, and gold. The

Clothing was a very important thing in King Tutankhamen's time. The dressing

in the public eye 19. Although, they did not have any children together, two female

The discovery of King Tutankhamen was very exciting . It is one of the most

6"Tutankhamen's Early Life", http://www.norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us/project/tut/tut2.htm

years. Britain had owned Egypt for many years, but now the native population wanted its