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TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN

The most famous Egyptian pharaoh today is, King Nebkheperuru

Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun is also known as King Tut. The name

"Tutankhamun" is derived from hieroglyphics which means "Living Image of

Amun." He was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, he also was the son in law

of Akhenaton. Tutankhamun was not a important King, he is well known because of

his tomb, containing beautiful treasures. King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun's tomb

was discovered by an British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in

1922.

King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun lived over 3,300 years ago. The period he

lived in was called the New Kingdom. During this period the Egyptians were

worshipping multiple gods. Amenhotep had abolished this belief and had

established a new order to worship the sun god Aten, which then he changed his

name to Akhenaten, meaning "servant of the Aten." A new religion and capital

was......

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