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    territories had been lost. It was Seti’s main goal to restore Egypt’s Syrian empire. After serving as king for little more than a year, Rameses became sick and appointed Seti as co-regent. Only sixteen months after being made heir to the throne by Horemheb, Rameses I died, leaving Seti to rule over Egypt. The mummification and secret burial of Rameses I now fell on Seti I. The tomb Rameses I had begun had to be finished in a hurry. Seti I and his son Rameses went with Rameses I’s mummified body

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    In the west branch of the southwest portion of the Valley of the Kings lies the tomb of Horemheb. This tomb was built at the end of the 18th dynasty and shows a shift in tomb architecture. This was one of the first tombs, in the transition between dynasties, to have a straight axis style vs the previously used bent axis. This means that the corridors and chambers were vertical not at an angle. Upon entering, there are three sloping corridors that lead to a well and pillared chamber. You continue

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    Horemheb and Tey killed king tut because they wanted to rule Egypt.Horemheb erased king tut and Aye’s names from monuments and took credit for their work. I think Horemheb and Tey had it planned all along.one reason i think that Horemheb and Tey had it planned all along is because he erased king tut’s name from all monuments and then took credit for all of his work.one other reason i think this is because he didn’t want his enemy to rule over Egypt so he killed him.one final reason i think this

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    Did Horemheb kill many people ? What if Horemheb not only formed a alliance with Aye ,but also manipulated Aye to kill Tut for him so he could take the throne. After Aye killed Tut for Horemheb, the Queen Ankhesenamun sent a letter to the hittite. The letter was asking for the hittite king to send one of his sons to My theory is that Horemheb planned everything. From the murder of Akhenaten to the death of Aye. Did Horemheb kill Akhenaten ? Horemheb may have killed Akhenaten. If Horemheb killed

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    I think that 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

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    As a result of Ankhenaten, King Tut, Aye’s death, and the disappearing of Ankhesnamun, Horemheb and Tey ruled Egypt. There are many theories on how this mystery occured and all of them have evidence to back up there theories. After everything occured Horemheb ruled Egypt for 20 years. King Tut was killed in an accident so Ankhesnamun wrote a letter to the Hitike king asking for a prince. When King Tut was found he had a blow to the back of the head, a broken leg, and his right rib cage was missing

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    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 a Hittites prince

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    Horemheb killed Aye 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

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    Horemheb was responsible for all the accidents that happened in Ancient Egypt.Ahkenaten,Tut,and Aye all disappeared from Egyptian exsistance because of selfish Horemheb.Horemheb did get all the credit for all their years of ruling,so how exactly did Horemheb do it? Horemheb poisoned Akhenaten because he didn’t like the way he ruled.According to some backround information, “Akhenaten was known for abolishing worship of many gods except for one.”Akhenaten’s name was erased from his own tomb.Akhenaten

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    if your husband/wife died? To me Horemheb and Tey were the cause of King Tut’s death. I say this because Horemheb and Tey ended up being king and queen of Egypt. Horemheb and Tey killed King Tut. Horemheb did erase Tut, Aye, and Anke from Egypt history. His power as general and the backing of his powerful army made sure he could take the throne upon Aye’s death. Another reason for suspicion regarding Tut’s death was the hurried burrage bail. So Horemheb and Tey could have set up the death

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