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Sunday, August 21, 2011

KING TUT

Tutankhamen, Tutankhaten, Tutankhamon[1] possibly Nibhurrereya (as referenced in the Amarna letters)

Mask of Tutankhamun's mummy, the popular icon for ancient Egypt at The Egyptian Museum.
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reignca. 1333–1323 BC, 18th Dynasty
PredecessorSmenkhkare? or Neferneferuaten?
SuccessorAy
Consort(s)Ankhesenamen
Childrentwo sons
FatherAkhenaten[2]
Motherunidentified mummy, "The Younger Lady"
Bornca. 1341 BC
Diedca. 1323 BC (aged c.18)
BurialKV62

'Gagston & Tut's Decendants launches new Movie unfolding the Life of King Tut, starring Shad Gregory Moss.'

Tutankhamun (alternately spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amon), Egyptian twt-ˤnḫ-ı͗mn, [təwaːt ʕaːnəx ʔaˈmaːn]; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c.1333 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs, the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence.[3] He is possibly also the Nibhurrereya of the Amarna letters, and likely the 18th dynasty king 'Rathotis' who, according to Manetho, an ancient historian, had reigned for nine years — a figure which conforms with Flavius Josephus's version of Manetho's Epitome, what is known Today is that; the descendants of King Tutankhamun has published a book of questions behind his death is helping to produce a movie (2012) about the life of the boy king, and his legacy handed down to his great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren, the Beckles family....[4]
The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon[5][6] of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb received worldwide press coverage. It sparked a renewed public interest in ancient Egypt, for which Tutankhamun's burial mask remains the popular symbol. Exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have toured the world. In February 2010, the results of DNA tests confirmed that he was the son of Akhenaten (mummy KV55) and his sister/wife (mummy KV35YL), whose name is unknown but whose remains are positively identified as "The Younger Lady" mummy found in KV35.[7]