Tutankhamun

(noun)

An Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 1332 BC-1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as King Tut.

Related Terms

  • Ramesses II
  • Akhenaten
  • Thutmose III
  • New Kingdom
  • Hatshepsut
  • Aten

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  • Tutankhamun and Ramses II

    • Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, who ruled from around 1332 BC – 1323 BC.
    • Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb that was small relative to his status.
    • Painted walls in the burial chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt
    • Tutankhamun's burial chamber contained beautiful works of art, text and hieroglyphics.
    • Compare the achievements of the Egyptian pharaohs Tutankhamun and Ramses II
  • Architecture of the New Kingdom

    • The New Kingdom is known as the golden age of ancient Egyptian history and is the period of Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and other famous pharaohs.
    • Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, who ruled from around 1332 BC to 1323 BCE.
    • Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb that was small relative to his status.
    • Painted walls in the burial chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt (late 14th century BCE)
    • Tutankhamun's burial chamber contained beautiful works of art, text, and hieroglyphics.
  • The New Kingdom

    • It was ruled by pharaohs Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II.
    • The Eighteenth Dynasty, also known as the Thutmosid Dynasty, contained some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, including Ahmose I, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 BCE) and his queen Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun.
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