An In-Depth Insight On The King Tut Book


By Marci Nielsen


Egyptian history is deep. In fact, Egypt is the only country that is learned in school as subject namely Egyptology. The King Tutankhamun is one that has played a major role in creating the profound history of the country. Born in 1341 B. C. E he was the 12th king of the eighteenth Egyptian dynasty. Though he was not in power for long, he left behind a legend as the boy king who ruled and died at a tender age having restored the old order in his country. The storyline behind the King Tut book is simply one cannot afford to miss out.

Egyptian religion was traditionally polytheism. Amenhotep IV had laid it behind and through war and dictatorship, he seemed to have things going his way. The fact that Tutankhamuns dared to restore what was diminished by a powerful Pharaoh who also happened to be his own father, surely got him a seat in the making of history.

After the young ruler died, there was little left behind about him in terms of how he ruled, what he accomplished and how he lived. The discovery of his grave in 1922 led to numerous revelations that got the hard questions answered. Currently, there is rich data that explains the rule and also the life of the young Pharaoh.

The birth name of Tut was Tutankhaten. It meant the living image of Aten. At the time of his birth, Egypt was in chaos both socially and politically. Akhenatens struggle to change the religious setting of his country and advocate for the worship of only Aten had brought about a real storm. The idea was to minimize the power of priests and give supremacy to the local government authorities and military commanders.

Tutankhatens became king when aged 9 years old. At the time, there was much corruption and chaos in Egypt because of the attempted religious changeover. Akhenatens, Tuts father was obsessive with the idea of turning his people from polytheists to monotheists. His one sided focus made other factors such as domestic and foreign affairs to be highly neglected.

Tut married immediately he came into power. His young bride Ankhesenamun was his step-sister. Together, they gave birth to two stillborn daughters. With all the religious uproars and chaos in the country, the people thought that their young ruler was cursed. This point however, has today been declared a fallacy.

Tutankhamun took over power when young. This called for the assistance of the Vizier who helped the young boy to control power. At the time the Vizier was a man named Ay, together with Tut, they restored polytheism and Tutankhatens name was changed into Tutankhamun meaning the living image of Amun.

Tutankhamuns way of diplomacy succeeded even though many battles against the Asiatics and the Nubians were fought. Tut died at 19 and was buried as royalty in the Valley of Kings. In accordance with the traditions of his country, his body was mummified and laid to rest after seven days in a sealed tomb.




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