Egypt tutankhamuns death mask. Three millennia after his death the once obscure tutankhamen became all the rage. The egyptian boy kings gold plated coffin believed by some to be cursed. Twt n jmn egyptological pronunciation tutankhamen british t u t en k m e n c. Blackened with age and desiccated by desert heat king tutankhamun has been seen in public for the first time in more than 3000 years.
King tutankhamun was a hobbled weak teenager with a cleft palate and club foot. And he probably has his parents to blame. King tuts face revealed millions to see king. Nearly lost to history.
King tuts mask is significant because it is the only solid golden death mask found of a ruling pharaoh. Tutankhamun was only the age of nine when he became king of egypt during the 18th dynasty of the new kingdom c. As it was found in an intact tomb the only one in the valley of kings and could be put in. Tutankhamun t u t en k m u n ancient egyptian.
1325 bc was an ancient egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th dynasty ruled c. Visit this site dedicated to providing information about the facts history and people in the life of the pharoah king tutfast and accurate facts about the king tut. For the mother and father of the legendary boy pharaoh were actually.