KING TUT'S TIMELINE by LARISSA ROCIO MENDOZA VILLAFANA

1341 B.C.

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 02:42:11 UTC

Tutankhamun was born and raised at the city of Akhenaten in Middle Egypt, 400km north of Thebes. It was here that his father, the king Akhenaten, founded a new royal city dedicated to the god Aten.

1334 B.C.

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 02:47:03 UTC

Queen Ankhesenamun married King Tut at the tender age of 13. King Tut was younger with an age of 10 years old.

1332 B.C.

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 02:50:36 UTC

Tut became pharaoh of Egypt at the age of nine. He ruled the country at a time of conflict, when battles over land raged between Egypt and the neighboring kingdom of Nubia.

1323 B.C.

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:02:24 UTC

The child king of the New Kingdom of the 18th Dynasty died in 1323 B.C., at the age of 18-19. Examinations of the mummy indicate that Tutankhamun died in an accident, though this is not known for sure.

1323 B.C.

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:04:49 UTC

Tutankhamun's tomb lies in the eastern branch of the Valley of the Kings, where most tombs in the valley are located.

1922

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:08:05 UTC

When archaeologist Howard Carter help up a cancle to peer inside on November 26, 1922, the light glinted on golden objects. Turns out it was Tut's tomb.

1923

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:13:25 UTC

He was Howard Carter's financier, he died because of a mosquito bite on his cheek while shaving. The bite became infected, and he contracted blood poisoning dying almost two months after the burial chamber was opened.

1968

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:17:10 UTC

The results of a CT scan done on King Tutankhamun's mummy indicate the boy king was not murdered but may have suffered a badly broken leg shortly before his death at age 19, a wound that could have become infected.

1976-1979

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:20:08 UTC

“Treasures of Tutankhamun” traveled to six American cities with the help of NEH grants.

2005

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:23:00 UTC

The results of a CT scan done on King Tutankhamun's mummy indicate the boy king was not murdered, but may have suffered a badly broken leg shortly before his death at age 19.

2005

larissamendoza22 — 2023-11-10 03:24:43 UTC

The scan also uncovered his broken leg, which may have finally killed him if the injury became aggravated by severe brain malaria. "A sudden leg fracture possibly introduced by a fall might have resulted in a life-threatening condition when a malaria infection occurred," the study found.