Ankhesenamun

Essay Loralye Reed Alicia Plant HUM 111 1/29/13 Tutankhamun (Tutankhamen) was born in Egypt in 1341 B.C. In 1323 B.C. Tutankhamun died of an unknown death; he was only 17 or 18 years old. Before he died he got to live a short time as a ruler. After his body was exhumed, there have been signs that Tutankhamus could have been murdered, or died from an infection from an injury. “Historians generally agree that he was the twelfth ruler of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty, who assumed the throne

Alejandro Sánchez –Ávila Sánchez - Ávila 1 Mr. Fitzpatrick CHW3M1-03 December 1, 2014 The murder of Tutankhamun After the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, scholars determined that although the cause of death is still unknown, he died when he was only 19 years old. Why did he die at such a young age? From that moment there have been many studies focusing on explaining his death. One hypothesis is that Aye could be accountable for Tutankamun’s death on the basis of jealousness, need for

Horemheb and queen Ankhesenamun wanted to be together all along, because they wanted to be king and queen. King Tut was killed by Horemheb and Ankhesenamun. I know this because King Tut had a blow to the back of the head, and Horemheb and Ankhesenamun both had easy access to the palace. Horemheb’s high authority would insure he became king after Tut died. Ankhesenamun and Horemheb murdered king Tut. Ankhesenamun started war to make sure Horemheb benefit from it and marry her so Ankhesenamun sent a letter

and has Ankhesenamun. Akhenaten was hieratic, which means the belief in one God. Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic, which is the belief in many, or multiple Gods. When Akhenaten tried to turn the Egyptians Monotheistic, (the religion in which a person believes in one God) they began to riet. They disagreed and were angry with their king. Akhenaten was then killed, at this time Tut was ten years old. Tut took over the throne and at age twelve, married his half sister and cousin, Ankhesenamun. King

because he saw him kill Ankhesenamun. Horemheb killed the Hittite prince because the Egyptians and Hittites were enemies. He erased the names because their rules were disgraceful in comparison to his great rule. He became pharaoh after Aye because Horemheb convinced Tey, Aye’s first wife, to marry him. Horemheb did several things during and after Aye’s rule of Egypt. Some believe Ankhesenamun was a Hittite spy. However Ankhesenamun was Nefertiti’s daughter. Ankhesenamun was not a Hittite spy. King

it an accident or was it homicide? This is one theory, Ankhesenamun and Aye murdered King Tut by sabotaging his chariot. King Tut hit his head and later Tut Aye and Ankhesenamun went on a trip together and Aye broke Tut’s leg. He bled to death. Tut one day was riding on his chariot to his hunting grounds when he mysteriously he fell off his chariot. He ended up hitting his head and scratching his cheek. What happened was Aye, and Ankhesenamun had sabotaged his chariot before tut left, but he didn't

In addition to this there is also an incredible amount of other primary resources that raise suspicion and seem to prove this theory. Such as Tutankhamun’s rushed tomb. It was extremely small meaning chunks had to be cut out of the wall to fit his sarcophagus into the chamber. Within his sarcophagus, (a large stone container that holds Tutankhamun’s coffins,) there are also many other small things we notice that have brought us great suspicion. Much like Tutankhamun’s last coffin which held his mummified

After taking power in 1332 B.C. at the age of nine, the short-lived king changed his name to Tutankhamun, which means the living image of Amun. He became a pharaoh after his father-Akhenaten’s death. Akhenaten had 3 wives, Nefertiti, Ankhesenamun and Kiya. Ankhesenamun was known to be King Tut’s half sister, since there wasn’t much age difference between her and the boy king, there was no chance she was Tutankhamun’s mother.So the real question is, which one of these two great women were truly his

world. First he waited until the boy king was no longer a boy and was old enough to fight in a war. By then, King Tut had married his half-sister, (and Aye’s granddaughter,) Ankhesenamun. Without anyone knowing, Aye wrote a letter to the king of the Hittites (Egypt’s

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. Ankhesenamun had sent a letter to the Hittites king about sending her a prince for her to marry but someone killed him. A normal person could not of killed him because the prince was send with a large group of people so only a whole army could kill him and Horemheb was in charge of the army. Horemheb might not of wanted