![]() Their two daughters were identified as the 317a and 317b mummies daughter 317a was born prematurely at 5–6 months of pregnancy while daughter 317b was born at full-term, though both died in infancy. ![]() Within tomb KV21, the mummy KV21A was identified as having been the biological mother of Tutankhamun's two daughters - it is therefore speculated that this mummy is of his only known wife, Ankhesenamun, who was his paternal half-sister. Tutankhamun took the throne under the unprecedented viziership of his eventual successor, Ay, to whom he may have been related. His mother was identified as a mummy from tomb KV35, which was also his aunt, informally referred to as " The Younger Lady" but is otherwise unknown. DNA testing has identified his father as the mummy within tomb KV55, thought to be the pharaoh Akhenaten. His parentage is debated, as they are not attested in surviving inscriptions. The discovery of his tomb is widely considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. In popular culture, he is known for his vastly opulent wealth found during the 1922 discovery of his tomb, KV62, the only such tomb to date to have been found in near-intact condition. Tutankhamun was one of few kings worshipped as a deity during his lifetime this was usually done posthumously for most pharaohs. The most significant actions of his reign were reversing the societal changes enacted by his predecessor, Akhenaten, during the Amarna Period: Tutankhamun restored the traditional polytheistic form of ancient Egyptian religion, undoing the religious shift known as Atenism, and moved the royal court away from Akhenaten's capital, Amarna. He ascended to the throne around the age of nine and reigned until his death around the age of nineteen. 1323 BC), also known as Tutankhaten, was the antepenultimate pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun ( / ˌ t uː t ən k ɑː ˈ m uː n/ TOO-tən-kah- MOON), Tutankhamon or Tutankhamen ( / ˌ t uː t ən ˈ k ɑː m ə n, - m ɛ n/ TOO-tən- KAH-mən, -men c. KV55 mummy, identified as most likely Akhenaten The living image of Amun, Ruler of Southern Heliopolis. The possessor of the manifestation of Re. Įlevated of appearances, who has satisfied the gods. ![]() Perfect of laws, who has quieted down the Two Lands. Victorious bull, the (very) image of (re)birth.
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