It's believed that his early death necessitated a hasty burial in a smaller tomb most likely built for a lesser noble. Seventy days after his death, Tutankhamun's body was laid to rest and the tomb was sealed. There are no known records of Tutankhamun after his death, and, as a result, he remained virtually unknown for centuries.
Even the location of his tomb was lost, as its entrance had been covered by the debris from a tomb structure built later. Much of what is known about Tutankhamun today derives from the discovery of his tomb in British archaeologist Howard Carter had begun excavating in Egypt in , and after World War I he began an intensive search for Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
On November 26, , Carter and fellow archaeologist George Herbert, the Earl of Carnarvon, entered the interior chambers of the tomb. To their amazement, they found much of its contents and structure miraculously intact. Inside one of the chambers, murals were painted on the walls that told the story of Tutankhamun's funeral and his journey to the afterworld.
Also in the room were various artifacts for his journey — oils, perfumes, toys from his childhood, precious jewelry and statues of gold and ebony. Over the next 17 years, Carter and his associates carefully excavated the four-room tomb, uncovering an incredible collection of thousands of priceless objects from antiquity. When the lid of the third coffin was raised, King Tut's royal mummy was revealed, preserved for more than 3, years.
As archaeologists examined the mummy, they found other artifacts, including bracelets, rings and collars. King Tut's mask, an elaborate golden death mask, bears the likeness of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife. It's made from more than 22 pounds of gold and gemstones, and is among the most famous works of art in history. The priceless artifacts discovered in King Tut's tomb went on a worldwide tour beginning in and scheduled to last until The extravagant tour includes hundreds of sacred ritual objects, precious jewelry, musical instruments and sculptures, many of which have never left Egypt.
The King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh tour is expected to be the last international tour ever, before the artifacts are returned permanently to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, which is scheduled to open in We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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As such, the heart would be required in the afterlife. It was therefore left in place and, if accidentally removed, immediately sewn back; though not always in its original location.
Tutankhamun, however, has no heart. Instead he was provided with an amuletic scarab inscribed with a funerary spell. This may have happened simply because the undertakers were careless, but it could also be a sign that Tutankhamun died far from home. One dagger had a gold blade, while the other had a blade made of iron. Each dagger had a gold sheath. The fact that these pieces are not particularly well made, combined with their small size, suggest that they were made by local craftsmen who struggled to work the rare meteorite iron.
The dagger blade, however, is very different. Beautifully crafted, it is likely to have been imported to Egypt from a region accustomed to working iron. In fact, his trumpets should more properly be classified as military equipment, while his clappers and sistra are likely to have had a ritual purpose. On 16 April , the two trumpets were played in a BBC live radio broadcast from Cairo Museum, which reached an estimated million listeners.
Bandsman James Tappern used a modern mouthpiece, which caused damage to the silver trumpet. In the bronze trumpet was played again, this time without a modern mouthpiece. They have suggested that it was the broadcast which caused Britain to enter the Second World War. To listen to a clip of the broadcast, click here. This coffin measures 1. Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley teaches a suite of online courses in Egyptology at the University of Manchester. Sign in. Back to Main menu Virtual events Masterclasses.
Although the young king, buried in the small tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in November by the Egyptologist Howard Carter and his patron, Lord Carnarvon, is generally known by the name of Tutankhamun, it was not always the case. This new first name reflected his desire to distinguish himself from the reign of Akhenaten and from the worship of Aton, the solar disc and affirm his allegiance to the Theban god Amon.
Did Tutankhamun have a queen? Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamon were the only known surviving children from the royal family of Akhenaton. Although little is known of the daily life of the young royal couple, they did live mainly in Memphis south of Cairo , and they had two daughters, who died at birth and were buried with their father in the Valley of the Kings.
Queen Ankhesenamon survived her husband, but her fate thereafter is unknown: hence, the date of her death remains a mystery, as does her burial site. There is currently an excavation underway in the Valley of the Monkeys, near the Valley of the Kings, to try to find her burial site.
Apart from his tomb, what do we know of his reign? Apart from anecdotal events such as the ostrich hunt he took part in in the region of Heliopolis, and from which he returned with feathers used to make a fan found in his tomb , his reign was primarily distinguished by the restoration of polytheistic worship, which had been weakened after the reign of his father Akhenaton, and restored the god Amon and his great temple at Karnak to pre-eminence.
How did he die? The hypothesis of murder has been eliminated. A study of the mummy, carried out in by a team of researchers, directed by Zahi Hawass, revealed, in particular, an open fracture of the femur, as well as the fact that he undoubtedly had malaria and a mild club foot on the left foot.
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