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In the News (Sun 22 Nov 09)

  
  The Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Hospitality and Special Events
The Tutankhamun Exhibition last visited the UK in the 1970s on a tour that became a global sensation, shattering attendance records worldwide.
Tutankhamun Hospitality, a joint venture between the exhibition organisers (National Geographic, AEG Exhibitions and Arts and Exhibitions International) and Hospitality in Partnership, will create a dedicated hospitality suite, The Pharaohs' Palace, inside The O2 with direct private access to the Exhibition itself.
The current Exhibition is far larger than the 1970's tour, including 130 priceless exhibits from Tutankhamun's tomb and other ancestral burials in the Valley of the Kings.
www.tutankhamunhospitality.co.uk   (309 words)

  
  Tutankhamun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nebkheperure Tutankhamun (alternately spelled with Tuten-, -amen, -amon; lack of written vowels in ancient Egyptian allows for different transliterations) was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (ruled 1333 BC 1324 BC), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom.
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 fracture to Tutankhamun's left thighbone was interpreted as evidence that suggests the pharaoh badly broke his leg before he died, and his leg became infected; however, members of the Egyptian-led research team recognized, as a less likely possibility, that the fracture was caused by the embalmers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tutankhamun   (3379 words)

  
 tut page
Tutankhamun's name was known in the early years of this century from a few references, but his exact place in the sequence of the 'Amarna kings' was uncertain.
Tutankhamun probably had little to do with this or indeed many other decisions - his 'advisors' were the ones who held the reins and manipulated the puppet strings of the boy-king.
Tutankhamun's intended tomb seems to be that found by Giovanni Belzoni in 1816 at the far end of the western Valley of the Kings (KV 23) and later used by Ay.
www.osirisweb.com /egypt/tutpage.htm   (2193 words)

  
 TUTANKHAMUN
Tutankhamun was a ruler of the 18th Dynasty (1336 -1327 BC).
Tutankhamun was born during the Amarna Period, when he was first known as Tutankhaten (living image of the Aten) but later changed his name, presumably to try and distance himself from the "Atenist" reigns of Akhenaten and Smenkhara.
Tutankhamun's tomb had been partially robbed and resealed in ancient times, but most of the funerary equipment, including the coffins and sarcophagi were found in excellent condition, almost like they had just been left there a short time ago.
www.egyptologyonline.com /tutankhamun.htm   (1115 words)

  
 The Ancient Egypt Site - Tutankhamun - Mummy
The mummy of Tutankhamun is the only New Kingdom royal mummy that had lain undisturbed in its tomb until the excavation-season of 1925/26, when Howard Carter finally removed the lid of the third and last mummy-coffin.
Tutankhamun's early demise and the lesion in his left jaw have resulted in a lot of speculation about the cause of his death.
Tutankhamun's body was laid on a tray of sand (see image above) with enough sand not only to support the royal remains, but also to hide the fact that it had been cut apart.
www.ancient-egypt.org /kings/1812_tutankhamun/mummy.html   (1905 words)

  
 Tutankhamun - Simple English Wikipedia
Tutankhamun was Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt from about 1334 BC to 1323 BC.
Tutankhamun is famous as the only pharaoh to have his tomb found with nearly everything in it that he was buried with.
When his mummy was examined by a CAT scan in January, 2005, a very bad break in the leg was found.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tutankhamun   (195 words)

  
 King Tutankhamen - Crystalinks
Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for eight to ten years; examinations of his mummy show that he was a young adult when he died.
Tutankhamun was married to Ankhesenpaaten, a daughter of Akhenaten.
Tutankhamun was briefly succeeded by the elder of his two advisors, Ay, and then by the other, Horemheb, who obliterated most of the evidence of the reigns of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, and Ay.
www.crystalinks.com /tut.html   (2072 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Tutankhamen, Pharaoh of Egypt - Was King Tut Murdered?
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition Sponsored by National Geographic by Zahi Hawass.
Tutankhamun: The Eternal Splendor of the Boy Pharaoh by T.G. Henry James.
Tutankhamun and the Discovery of the Tomb by Magnus Magnusson.
www.royalty.nu /Africa/Egypt/Tut.html   (1871 words)

  
 Tutankhamun's Treasures
In all three of the coffins, Tutankhamun was represented identically with the nemes headdress and the ceremonial beard, folding his arms as his hands grasp the insignia of royal power - the heqa-scepter in the left and the nekhakha-flail in the right.
Although Tutankhamun's two innermost sarcophagi are displayed in the Museum, the outermost one still holds the mummy of Tutankhamun and resides in his tomb in the
Tutankhamun's Canopic Chest was carved from a single piece block of delicately veined and semi-translucent calcite, picked out in contrasting dark blue pigment.
www.grisel.net /tut.htm   (1052 words)

  
 BBC - History - Tutankhamun (1336 - 1327 BC)
Tutankhamun, the 11th king of the 18th Dynasty, was made world-famous by the discovery of his tomb, by the British archaeologist Howard Carter, in 1922.
The discovery of Tutankhamun's mummy revealed that he was only a teenager when he died and was likely to have inherited the throne at the age of nine.
Although the reign of Tutankhamun is often thought to have little historical importance, his monuments tell a different story.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/tutankhamun.shtml   (431 words)

  
 Llewellyn Journal - The Magic of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun lay undisturbed in Upper Egypt’s Valley of the Kings through many centuries, from the end of the 18th Dynasty (BCE 1572-1315) to the twentieth century, when it was uncovered by the British excavator Howard Carter, under the patronage of the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon.
In the tomb of Tutankhamun, the name of the king in his role as Horus is given as Heru: Ka Nakht, Tut Mesut (“Horus: Strong bull, of perfect birth”).
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is on a four-city, three-year tour of the United States.
www.llewellynjournal.com /article/925   (2529 words)

  
 Tutankhamun, Egyptian pharaoh, 1361-1352 BC
Tutankhamun was the son-in-law of the Pharaoh, Ikhnaton, and himself Pharaoh in the middle of the 14th century BC.
The preservation of the burial of Tutankhamun was due to accident, to its small size and to the unimportance of its occupant.
The demoralization of the government at the death of Tutankhamun, about 1352BC, was such that the cemetery ghouls found no difficulty in robbing his cliff tomb.
www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/tutankhamun.html   (1278 words)

  
 Egypt: Tutankhamun (King Tut) of the 18th Dynasty
One reason why Tutankhamun was not listed on the classical king lists is probably because Horemheb, the last ruler of the 18th Dynasty, usurped most of the boy-king's work, including a restoration stele that records the reinstallation of the old religion of Amun and the reopening and rebuilding of the temples.
After Tutankhamun's death, Ankhesenamun was a young woman surrounded by powerful men, and it is altogether obvious that she had little interest or love for any of them.
Tutankhamun's famous tomb is located in the Valley of the Kings on the West bank across from modern Luxor (ancient Thebes).
www.touregypt.net /featurestories/tut.htm   (1624 words)

  
 Tutankhamun's Life
Tutankhamun lived over 3,300 years ago during the period known as the New Kingdom.
In January 2005, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities arranged for a van equipped with a portable CAT-scanner (the latter donated by Siemans Ltd and the National Geographic Society) to be driven to the Valley of the Kings as part of its Egyptian Mummy Project.
Tutankhamun's mummy was removed briefly from his tomb and caried to the van outside for the CAT scans.
homepage.powerup.com.au /~ancient/tut2.htm   (800 words)

  
 Tutankhamun   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tutankhamun is one of the best-known rulers of ancient Egypt, mainly because of the spectacular discovery of his tomb made by Howard Carter in 1922.
Tutankhamun married Ankhesenpaten (she later changed her name to Ankhesenamun), one of the daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
Tutankhamun died in his tenth regnal year, when he was about eighteen years old.
www.ashmolean.museum /gri/9tutankh.html   (621 words)

  
 Civilization.ca - Mysteries of Egypt - Tutankhamun   (Site not responding. Last check: )
he discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is considered the most important archaeological find of the century.
After years of painstaking work in the Valley of the Kings, Carter's patron, Lord Carnarvon, had warned him that that would be the last season of work because nothing significant had been found.
Tutankhamun became a household name, and his magnificent treasures became the measuring stick for all future archaeological discoveries.
www.civilization.ca /civil/egypt/egtut01e.html   (119 words)

  
 Civilization.ca - Mysteries of Egypt - Tutankhamun's treasures   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ver 3,000 treasures were placed in the tomb to help Tutankhamun in his afterlife, and the walls of the burial chamber were painted with scenes of his voyage to the afterworld.
Tutankhamun's mummy rested in the innermost coffin, which is made of solid gold and weighs approximately 110.4 kilos (242.9 lbs.).
The baldachins at the bow and stern are decorated with symbols of the sphinx and the bull.
www.civilization.ca /civil/egypt/egtut03e.html   (177 words)

  
 King Tutankhamun
Ankhesenamon was thirteen years old when she became the wife of Tutankhamun when he was only nine years old.
After King Tutankhamun died, Queen Ankhesenamon took some drastic measures perhaps because she was afraid of the priests and the power of general Horemhab, which was growing.
Death mask of Tutankhamun, was placed over the head and shoulders of his mummy.
www.homestead.com /wysinger/kingtutankhamun.html   (1325 words)

  
 King Tutankhamun Picture Travel
King Tutankhamun Tomb was underneath the remains of workmen's huts built during the Ramesside Period.
Nebkheperre Tutankhamun, was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (ruled 1334 BC –; 1325 BC), during the New Kingdom period of Egyptian history.
The King Tutankhamun body was originally inspected by Howard Carter’s team in early 1920s, though they were primarily interested in recovering jewellery and amulets from body.
www.travel.tatariunas.com /p_king_tutankhamun.html   (549 words)

  
 Tutankhamun
All that changed in November 1922, when Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by the British Egyptologist Howard Carter who was excavating on behalf of his patron Lord Carnarvon.
Tutankhamun's unexpected early demise saw the tomb's rushed modification to accommodate the pharaoh.
It contained a dazzling array of boats, gilded figures and the canopic chest within which were various internal organs belonging to the ancient king.
homepage.powerup.com.au /~ancient/tut1.htm   (492 words)

  
 Tutankhamun Connection
Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
The Lord Meren Mystery Series set in the time of Tutankhamun
About the Tomb and Museum of King Tutankhamun in Las Vegas
www.kenseamedia.com /tutankhamun.htm   (52 words)

  
 .: The Tutankhamun Exhibition :TV/Media
The recreation of Tutankhamun's tomb and its treasures, with Tutankhamun's mummified body, and further treasures displayed in exact facsimile has made The Exhibition a unique and ideal centre for producers.
Such is the accuracy, accessibility and splendour of the exhibits that they lend themselves easily for the use in television, film and as a location for fashion and advertising shoots.
Actors were again used in "Return to Tutankhamun", produced by Mike Healey, to further enhance the visual spectacle of The Exhibition's recreation of Tutankhamun's tomb.
www.tutankhamun-exhibition.co.uk /pages/frame_source/tvmedia.htm   (405 words)

  
 Tutankhamun - Famous Egyptians - Tutankhamun the Boy King who tried to restore Egypt after Akhenaten.
Tutankhamun (sometimes spelled Tutankhamen) was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt lived during the period known as the New Kingdom.
He was probably a son either of Amenhotep III (and thus the brother of Akhenaten), or of Amenhotep III's son Amenhotep IV (better known as Akhenaten), perhaps with his enigmatic second queen, Kiya.
In year 3 of Tutankhamun's reign (1331 BC), when he was still a boy of about 11, the ban on the old pantheon of gods and their temples was lifted, the traditional privileges restored to their priesthoods, and the capital moved back to Thebes.
www.suziemanley.com /famous_egyptians/tutankhamen.htm   (546 words)

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