10 facts. Tutankhamun...

1. Birth And Early Years:

Tutankhamun was born at Akhenaten in the year 1346BC. He became a Pharaoh at a tender age of nine in the year 1338. He reigned during the 18th Dynasty when the Egyptian Empire was at its peak.

Թութանհամոնը ծնվել է Ախենաթենում 1346 թ․։ Նա փարավոն է դարձլ 9 տարեկանում 1338 թվականին։ Նա թագավորեց 18-րդ դինաստիայի ժամանակ, երբ Եգիպտոսի կայսրությունն իր գագաթնակետին էր հասել:

2. Tutankhamun Was Born Tutankheten:

Tutankhamun’s father, Akhenaten wanted the Egyptians to worship just the sun god Aten, instead of their chief deity Amun or any other god. Aten at the end of Akhenaten and Tutankheten signified the same. Tutankheten means ‘living image of Aten’ and Akhenaten means the ‘servant of Aten’. He reopened the closed temples, restored the god Amun to his former glory and moved the capital back to Thebes. He even changed his name to Tutankhamun, which means the ‘living image of Amun’.

Թութանհամոնի հայրը, Ախենաթենում ուզում էր, որ եգիպտացիները երկրպագեն արևի աստված Աթենին, ոչ թե իրենց գլխավոր աստված Ամունին կամ այլ աստվածի։ Աթենատենի եւ Թութանկետենի վերջում Աթեն արմատը նույնն է: Թութանկետեն նշանակում է «Աթենի կենդանի պատկեր» և «Ակենաթեն» նշանակում է «Աթենի ծառան»։ Նա վերաբացեց փակ տաճարները, վերականգեց աստված Ամունի նախկին փառքը և տեղափոխեց մայրաքաղաք դեպի Թեբես: Նա նույնիսկ փոխեց իր անունը Թութանհամոն, ինչը նշանակում է «Ամունի կենդանի կերպարը»:

3. He Married One Of His Half Sisters:

It is believed that Tutankhamun has married one of his half-sisters. Akhenaten, Tutankhamun’s father, was married to Nefertiti, with whom he had six daughters. Akhenaten also had a second wife, named Kira, who is said to be the mother of Tutankhamun. It is said that Tutankhamun married Ankhesenpaaten, one of the six daughters of Nefertiti and Akhenaten.

Թութանհամոնը ամուսնացել է իր խորթ քրոջ հետ։ Թութանհամոնի հայր Ակենաթենը, ամուսնացած էր Նեերտիտիի հետ, որի հետ նա վեց աղջիկ ուներ: Ակենաթենը երկրորդ կինը՝ Կիրան, ասում է, որ նա Թութանհամոնի մայրը։ Ասվում է, որ Թութանհամոնը ամուսնացել է Անխեսենփատենի հետ, ով Նեֆերտիտիի և Ախենաթենի վեցերորդ աղջիկն էր:

4. A Well-Nourished Leader:

CAT scans done on the Tutankhamun’s body revealed the he was around 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was of slight build, but well nourished.

Թութանհամոնի մարմնի վրա կատարված CAT scans-ներից հայտնաբերվեց, որ նրա հասակը 5 ոտնաչափ և 8 դյույմ է։ 

5. The Boy King:

King Tut was nicknamed Boy King as he began ruling just at the age of nine. Since Tutankhamun was young, he needed help in governing the country. Hence, he was aided by his general Horemheb and vizier named Aye. Aye later succeeded Tutankhamun to the throne.

6. The King’s Death:

There is no evidence of how Tutankhamun met his death. An x-ray done on the mummy found fragments of bones in Tutankhamun’s skull, giving way to a theory that the young king was bludgeoned to death. But more recently, the experts concluded the damage to the skull might have occurred after the death, or at the hands of the crew or during the embalming process.

Another theory stated that King Tutankhamun died of a broken leg. According to National Geographic, a new CT scan of the mummy showed coating of embalming resin on the leg, suggesting that Tutankhamun broke his leg just before he died. He must have sustained the injury by falling from a chariot while hunting. The infection from the broken leg and other complications may have caused the death. DNA testing in the year 2010 suggested that Tutankhamun had malaria, which exacerbated the leg infection.

7. Mummified:

Tutankhamun died at the young age of 18, and his body was mummified, which is how ancient Egyptians preserved their dead. He was buried hastily in the Valley of the Kings tomb, the burial place of his predecessors, surrounded by 5,000 priceless treasures.

8. Tutankhamun Rein Wiped Out Shortly After His Death:

In spite of his popularity, Tutankhamun’s reign was eradicated soon after his death. Horemheb, the ruler of Egypt after the death of Aye failed to make a huge impact on the commoner. Rather, he was unpopular, primarily because of his assertive nature. He even replaced Tutankhamun’s name with his own on several monuments.

9. Tutankhamun Was Not Buried Alone:

Apart from the priceless funerary objects, two miniature coffins were also found in the chamber. Researchers suggest that the coffins contained Tutankhamun’s daughter. Tutankhamun and his wife had no children. His wife conceived twice but suffered a miscarriage. The body of the stillborn baby girls were mummified and placed in his tomb in small coffins. Experts also say that Tutankhamun left no living heir, perhaps because he and his wife knew that they could conceive children only with fatal congenital disorders.

10. His Tomb Is Connected To The Stars:

King Tut’s tomb was buried in such a way that the constellation Orion was above the entrance to the tomb. The Egyptians believed that Orion was the soul of Osiris, the God of Afterlife. It is believed that Osiris continues to watch over King Tutankhamun.