Tutankhamun
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| - | # Egyptian [[Pharaoh]] known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose [[tomb]] was preserved intact to the modern age. | + | |
| + | '''Tutankhamun''' (alternatively spelled with ''Tutenkh-'', ''-amen'', ''-amon'') was an Egyptian [[pharaoh]] of the [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty]] (ruled ca. 1332 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of [[History of Egypt|Egyptian history]] known as the [[New Kingdom]]. He is popularly referred to as '''King Tut'''. His original name, '''Tutankhaten,''' means "Living Image of [[Aten]]", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of [[Amun]]". In hieroglyphs, the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence. | ||
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| + | The 1922 discovery by [[Howard Carter]] and [[George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon]] of Tutankhamun's [[KV62|nearly intact tomb]] received worldwide press coverage. It sparked a renewed public interest in [[ancient Egypt]], for which Tutankhamun's [[Death mask|burial mask]], now in [[Cairo Museum]], remains the popular symbol. Exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have toured the world. In February 2010, the results of [[DNA test]]s confirmed that he was the son of [[Akhenaten]] (mummy KV55) and Akhenaten's sister and wife (mummy KV35YL), whose name is unknown but whose remains are positively identified as "[[The Younger Lady (mummy)|The Younger Lady]]" mummy found in [[KV35]]. | ||
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Tutankhamun (alternatively spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amon) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled ca. 1332 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as King Tut. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs, the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence.
The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb received worldwide press coverage. It sparked a renewed public interest in ancient Egypt, for which Tutankhamun's burial mask, now in Cairo Museum, remains the popular symbol. Exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have toured the world. In February 2010, the results of DNA tests confirmed that he was the son of Akhenaten (mummy KV55) and Akhenaten's sister and wife (mummy KV35YL), whose name is unknown but whose remains are positively identified as "The Younger Lady" mummy found in KV35.
