King Tutankhamen

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In this article, the writer discusses that possibly the most well - known Egyptian figure of the ancient world is that of Tutankhamen or Tutankhamen, the boy King. This young Pharaoh is known to have died while still in his teens and was buried in Egypt's Valley of the Kings more than 3000 years ago. The story and the history of this young boy King have been the source of conjecture and mystery and has been called one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient Egyptian world. This is also related to the possibility that Tutankhamen may have been murdered. The writer notes that the life and history of this young King still remains to a large extent shrouded in mystery and modern research methods are continuality being implemented in an effort to find more information. The writer concludes that the great wealth and art that was preserved in the burial chamber of Tutankhamen will remain a source of wonder, whatever further research may reveal.

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"Akhenaten ruled Egypt from this city with his main wife, Nefertiti. She bore him six daughters but no son. This presented a problems concerning Akhenaten's lineage and for the continuation of the next Pharaoh. Scholars are of the opinion that Akhenaten and a lesser wife named Kiya were the parents of Tutankhaten, as Tutankhamun was known at first."
"In his early years Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen probably spent most of the formative period of his life in the palaces of Akhetaten and would have been tutored in many skills, including reading and writing. However, the historical records this period are very unclear and both the names of Nefertiti and Kiya no longer appear in the written records of the time. Another figure, Smenkhkare, however does appear in the records pertaining to the time and it has been suggested that he may have been a brother of Tutankhaten. What is clear is that Tutankhamen became Pharaoh after the deaths of Akhenaten and Smenkhkare at the age of nine."

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