King Tutankhamun

Walt: write the story of Tutankhamun (Tut).

Tut was only nine years old when he became a pharaoh. He ruled Egypt from 1333 to 1324 BC. He died when he was eighteen. Tuts dad was Akhenaten. He was king before Tut. Tut married his step-sister Ankhesenpaaten. Tuts dad married Neretiti. He was king in the ancient world. It was believed that he died by murder or by fracturing his leg and it got infected.

A Egyptologist Howard Carter found his tomb in vally of kings at Luxor. Tut famous burial mask is found in an  Egyptain Museum in Cairo. Tut was about 5ft, 8 inches tall. His tomb was very small. The bodies of two baby girls were mummified and placed in king tuts tomb in small coffins. He was slight build but was well nourished.

Howard Carter discovery of Tutankhamun came from Lord Carnarvon. Carnarvon died at the same day that king Tuts opening of his burial. Carnarvon died by a mosquito bite on his cheek. Lord Carnarvon’s dog Susie howled and dropped dead. Also Howard Carter's pet died by getting eaten by a snake. A number of people that were involved with the opening of king Tut’s tomb died shortly afterwards. A majority survived to a ripe old age. Those that died shortly afterwards were quite elderly or in poor health.