King Tut's Timeline by ANGEL SEBASTIAN MADRID AGUILAR

C. 1341 BC

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-06 19:53:06 UTC

Tutankhamun was born a prince in Egypt's royal court around the year 1341 BC. His father was the Pharaoh Akhenaten. Tutankhamun's birth name was Tutankhaten, which he changed after his father died.

1332 BC

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-06 19:56:49 UTC

Tut became pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C. 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..

1331 BC

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:15:57 UTC

King Tut was married to Ankhesenamun, his half-sister, originally known as “Ankhesenpaaten,” which means Living through the Aten. The change of god worship from Aten to Amun has caused this change of names. King Tut married Ankhesenamun when he was only eight years old while she was about thirteen years old.

1323 B.C

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:23:26 UTC

After he died, Tutankhamun was mummified, according to tradition, and buried in a tomb filled with artwork, jewelry, and treasures.

1922

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:25:10 UTC

Discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter and his benefactor Lord Carnarvon, the tomb's four chambers were crammed with such spectacular objects as gold-covered chariots; elaborately carved alabaster vessels;

1923

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:29:16 UTC

Lord Carnarvon, the financial backer of Howard Carter’s expedition, died in Cairo on April 5, 1923, a few months after the tomb’s opening. His death was due to a mosquito bite which had become infected, leading to blood poisoning and pneumonia.

1323 BC

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:32:56 UTC

The cause of Tutankhamun’s death has been a matter of great speculation and mystery. His sudden death at such a young age left many questions unanswered. Various theories have been proposed, ranging from murder to genetic disorders to complications from a broken leg.

1968

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:35:11 UTC

Over forty years after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, a series of X-rays were carried out on his mummy by a team led by R.G. Harrison of Liverpool University. The X-rays suggested that Tutankhamun had a severely broken leg which could have become infected. This finding added a new dimension to the theories about his cause of death.

2005

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:36:49 UTC

For a long time, it was speculated that Tutankhamun was murdered, as an early X-ray analysis suggested a bone fragment inside his skull. However, in 2005, a more detailed CT scan was conducted, which revealed that the bone fragment had likely been dislodged when Carter’s team removed the mummy’s golden mask.

2010

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:39:21 UTC

A team of scientists led by Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, performed a series of DNA tests on Tutankhamun’s mummy. These tests revealed traces of malaria parasites, the first time such an infection had been identified in an ancient mummy.

2022

angelmadrid22 — 2023-11-10 19:42:06 UTC

This exhibition, which celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, toured globally and featured over 150 authentic artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb, 60 of which had never previously left Egypt.