The Tun : The Characterization Of King Tut

Amenhotep IV commenced his reign in 1353 BCE and was of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. When Amenhotep IV came to power, the priests of Amun had been gradually growing in power and were almost equal with the royal house in terms of wealth and influence. During the 5th year of his reign he outlawed the ancient religion which was centered on the worship and offerings to many Gods in particular those of the composite deity Ra-Amun-Horus (Ra- daytime sun, Amun- underworld sun, - Horus- the sunrise). He then changed his name to Akhenaten, proclaiming himself to be the living incarnation of the all-powerful, single deity known as ‘Aten’ (The visible sun). Traditionally, as described in the Coffin Texts of the Middle kingdom, the ‘Aten’ was the name for the sun-disk and in the "Story of Sinuhe", Amenemhat I is described to have soared into the sky, uniting with the Aten, his creator. The early stages of "Atenism" was as a henotheistic religion (devotion to a single god but recognising the existence of others), but quickly developed into a monotheistic system where the worship of all other Gods was banned, including the making and worship of idols, allowing only the rayed sun-disk to be displayed as a representation of ‘God’, for the ‘Aten' was the sole deity. Ordinary people could not worship the Aten

King Tut just died, but who killed him and why. Horemheb killed him because he was in charge of the whole military. The death of King Tut is a mystery that will never be discovered.

Amenhotep IV better known as Akhenaten is one of the most interesting pharaohs to have ever ruled over Egypt (BBC). He changed his name to Akhenaton, which means 'the servant of Aten' early in his reign (ehistory). He came into power around 1353 BCE and stayed in power for 17 years (BBC). His wife was queen Nefertiti and they had six daughters, he also fathered king Tut (BBC). Akhenaten was a true visionary as he made revolutionary changes to the religion and art of Ancient Egypt.

an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c.1333 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten",

Along with his striking religious changes, Akhenaten also led a political revolution, namely in the perception of the pharaoh. One of the most visible changes in Akhenaten’s reign was a drastic change in art. Public perception of the pharaoh was essential to political power, but Akhenaten's portraits do not portray the pharaoh in the “larger-than-life” style associated with other New Kingdom rulers. Firstly, Akhenaten was feminine in appearance, and is shown affectionately playing with his children and Nefertiti. Amarna art is realistic and Akhenaten chose to portray a reality no other pharaoh had been willing to show. Nicholas Reeves explains these changes: “In Akhenaten’s ‘new look’ these striking changes in composition and gesture, which

Hatshepsut had little to fear when she claimed the throne as Egypt’s King in the Eighteenth Dynasty. She did not commit acts of Hubris or infernal behaviors towards her stepson Thutmosis III. On the contrary, to the belief that she was a wicked stepmother and a usurper, she protected Thutmosis III’s succession to the throne. When her husband/brother, the former king Thutmosis II died unexpectedly and left Hatshepsut with the infant successor. She dutifully protected her families’ name-claim to the throne when she became Pharaoh. Thutmosis III was still a child when she decided to succeed her husband. Thutmosis III’s biological mother was not fit to be regent to her son because of her low status. However Hatshepsut, his stepmother

Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty her throne name was "Maatkare", which means “the truth in the soul of the sun”. The new kingdom consists of dynasty 18th, 19th and the 20th. Hatshepsut ruled in the 18th dynasty and she was one of the few female pharaohs in Egypt. She was a member of the Thutmosid line of kings of the early new Kingdome with her father being Thutmose the first who married into the family to become pharaoh (wasn’t royal blood). Hatshepsut married her half-brother Thutmose the second who was named pharaoh. Marrying Hatshepsut (the daughter of the king) confirmed his right to rule despite the fact that his mother was not of royal blood and neither was his father originally.

Within almost a decade after Akhenaten's death, everything was beginning to go back to normal. Under the reign of Horemheb who was a young King at the time, he restored everything Akhenaten had done. The religion, art, God and the capital, all restored as the young Pharaoh took over. He had the men of the army going and destroying everything that had anything to do with Akhenaten was destroyed. Sculpture, anything that had his face or his families face, and his palace. They wanted him to be forgotten and they would have succeeded if the men would have done a better job. Unfortunately for both King Tutankhamun and Horemheb, the men only partially did their jobs. Destroying only partical or half of the things items. Leaving out faces or words

The reign of Tutankhamun had a significant impact on ancient Egyptian society due to the upheaval the revolution of the very foundation of Egyptian beliefs by Tutankhamun’s father Akhenaten created, followed by the restoration of the original belief system during Tutankhamun’s reign. In order to explore this further, a brief background of Akhenaten’s reign needs to be looked at in order to understand why the main religion of Egypt was changed so suddenly. Tutenkhamun came to the throne as a young child, therefore he had advisers who would look after state affairs for him. Who were they and how much control did they have over the young king? Finally the restoration of the old gods and the relocation of the religious and political centers to

When you were nine years old, were you granted king of Egypt? I didn't think so. King Tutankhamun was a nine year old Egyptian ruler that died at very young age. While ruling he changed the worshiped gog from Aten to Amun. That is why he changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun because the first one means "Living image of Aten" and the second one means "Living image of

Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty who lived in a period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or the New Empire Period. He began his reign when he was only 9! He reigned for about 10 years and soon died. Most scientists have concluded that the most likely cause of his death was from a broken leg but there are several valid reasons that makes the answer never for certain. His death mask was an important artefact in history. It was bright, shiny yellow and blue. It was heavy (nearly 11 kilograms) and made of actual gold as well as lapis lazuli. It was made by two sheets of gold hammered together. It covered the head of the deceased pharaoh’s mummy. This was done too ensure that the spirit of the dead person would recognise their body. This artefact was found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, a royal burial ground located on the west bank of the ancient city of Thebes. Tutankhamun was believed to be buried in 1324 BC. The mask was found by a British Egyptologist called Howard Carter in 1925 in tomb KV62. This was one of the biggest finds of the century. Howard Carter was actually running out of money for

had grown up in the most powerful family in ancient Egypt. Once he became pharaoh and ruler of Egypt’s empire in 1378 BCE, he changed his name to Akhenaten, “effective spirit of Aten”, and was known to the people as “the heretic king. Early in his reign, Akhenaten encouraged ideas by using art as a way of emphasizing his political and religious intentions of doing things differently; therefore,

King Tut was born in 1343 B.C. into the 18th Dynasty. Early in his life Tutankaten meaning the "Living Image of the Aten" changed his name to the well-known Tutankamun meaning "Living Image of

The excavation and discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was as a result of the efforts of the Archaeologist Howard Carter and his team. Carter’s discovery of the tomb came by finding steps to the burial near the entrance to the tomb Ramses VI. The subsequent excavated of the site by Carter and his team revealed the greatest ever treasure found from an Egyptian tomb and showed the existence of Tutankhamun. Carter’s methodology for the excavation was that of maintaining records for each artefact and that every artefact that was brought out of the tomb was preserved appropriately. The discovery and excavation of the tomb was a long and complex process but with it revealed much about Tutankhamun.

The shrine of Tutankhamun uncovers the burial customs of the New Kingdom Egyptians. The Canopic Shrine positioned on the east wall of the Treasury holds Tutankhamun's embalmed internal organs. A gold chest held four Canopic jars containing the dead pharaoh's internal organs in each jar. Undoubtedly, through the process of mummification, the embalmers must have removed the internal organs and preserved them in the Canopic jars, perhaps to be taken with the pharaoh to the next world. The third and innermost of three coffins of Tutankhamun is made of solid gold and is inset with semiprecious stones and coloured glass. It is covered with carved decorations and inscriptions inside and outside. It bears the names and epitaph of the deceased king and also protective texts. From this we discover the significance of the importance of the decoration of the mummy was, and the power the coffin was believed to hold. Originally, mummification was so expensive that it was a privilege enjoyed only by the Pharaoh and few nobles. Everybody else was given a simple grave burial in one of the vast cemeteries or "necropolises" of the time. But the promise of eternal life was so appealing that it wasn't long before other classes of Egyptians began signing up for mummification, too.