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Tutankhamun

By boothe3
  • Apr 14, 1323

    Tutankhamun's tomb

    Tutankhamun's tomb
    His golden coffin was buried in a tomb in the Valley Of The Kings. These treasures included a golden throne, crown and cobra, pottery and big chests.
  • Apr 14, 1324

    Burial

    Burial
    He was buried in a hastily prepared tomb in the Valley of the Kings. This occurred 70 days after his death because of the death rituals of the Ancient Egyptians. His body was mummified, which is how the ancient Egyptians preserved their dead.
  • Apr 14, 1325

    Death

    Death
    Tutankhamun died in the year of 1325BC at the age of 18/19. He reigned for just 9 years and the cause of his death still remains a mystery
  • Apr 14, 1331

    Name change

    Name change
    Tutankhamun changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. His original name means ‘the living image of Aten”. After the death of his unpopular father, he changed his name to Tutankhamun which means ‘the living image of Amun”.
  • Apr 14, 1334

    Became Pharaoh

    Became Pharaoh
    Tutankhamun was only eight or nine when he became ruler of Egypt.He reigned during the 18th Dynasty when the Egyptian Empire was at its height.
  • Apr 14, 1334

    Married

    Married
    Tutankhamun married Ankhesenpaaten, his half sister, the third daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
  • Apr 14, 1343

    Born

    Born
    Tutankhamun was born in this year - his name at this time was Tutankhaten. He was the son of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the heretic king and his wife Kiya

  • Carter began working in Egypt

    Carter began working in Egypt
    Carter began his archaeological work in Egypt in 1891, at the age of 17, after his father had found him a job as an artist for an archaeologist. There he worked on the excavation of Basi Hassan, the gravesite of the princess of Middle Egypt, circa 2000 BC.

  • Carter finds the steps

    Carter finds the steps
    Carter finds the steps leading to Tutankhamun's tomb and asks Lord Carnarvon to come to Egypt

  • Tomb discovered

    Tomb discovered
    The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered on November 4, 1922 by an English archaeologist named Howard Carter.

  • Carter opens the doorway

    Carter opens the doorway
    Howard Carter opens the sealed doorway leading to the burial chamber and the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The burial chamber was officially opened the next day.