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King Tutankhamun

Kara Plasko. King Tutankhamun. His short life and unexpected death!!!. The Crowning of a Young Pharaoh. He was crowned King or Pharaoh in 1332 B.C. He was nine years old. His wife Ankhesenamum or Ankhesenpaaten, who was also his half sister. Parents.

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King Tutankhamun

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  1. Kara Plasko King Tutankhamun His short life and unexpected death!!!

  2. The Crowning of a Young Pharaoh • He was crowned King or Pharaoh in 1332 B.C. He was nine years old. His wife Ankhesenamum or Ankhesenpaaten, who was also his half sister.

  3. Parents • The parents of Tut, are supposedly King Akhenaton and Queen Kiya. Kiya was one of Akhenaton's secondary wives.

  4. Some of His Treasures

  5. The Death of A Pharaoh • King Tut died in 1323 BC. There are 3 possible suspects for this “supposed” murder: -His Wife -Horemheb- Commander-in-chief in the army and Deputy of the king -Ay- Chief Advisor

  6. The Hurried Burial • King Tutankhamen was buried in hurry. His tomb wasn’t even finished yet. The cause of this was his young death at the age of 18. • Although it is the smallest tomb of a pharaoh to be found, it holds the greatest treasures to ever be found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

  7. The Discovery • Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1923. It took 10 years to catalog, excavate, and transport all of the treasures.

  8. The Mummies Curse • The curse of Tutankhamen is a legend, at that. Lord Carnarvan was bit my a mosquito and got malaria and died, at the same time Carter’s bird was eaten by a King Cobra.

  9. Behind the Mask Tutankhamen's face has been revealed due to new technology, and effort.

  10. Credits • www.yahoo.com • http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/tutankhamun/111.asp • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/ • http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egtut01e.html

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